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#9CD987

#9cd987 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9cd987 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 85.1% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.79% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 104.63°, with 51.9% saturation and 69.02% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5844

Complementary

  1. #9cd987
  2. #c487d9

Split complementary

  1. #9cd987
  2. #9b87d9
  3. #d987c5

Analogous

  1. #c5d987
  2. #9cd987
  3. #87d99b

Triadic

  1. #9cd987
  2. #879cd9
  3. #d9879c

Tetradic

  1. #9cd987
  2. #87d9c4
  3. #c487d9
  4. #d9879c

Square

  1. #9cd987
  2. #87c5d9
  3. #c487d9
  4. #d99b87

Monochromatic

  1. #4a9730
  2. #6cc74d
  3. #9cd987
  4. #ccebc1
  5. #f2faf0

Shades

#9cd987 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cd987
  2. #8cc37a
  3. #7dae6c
  4. #6d985f
  5. #5e8251
  6. #4e6d44
  7. #3e5736
  8. #2f4129
  9. #1f2b1b
  10. #10160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cd987 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cd987
  2. #a6dd93
  3. #b0e19f
  4. #bae4ab
  5. #c4e8b7
  6. #ceecc3
  7. #d7f0cf
  8. #e1f4db
  9. #ebf7e7
  10. #f5fbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cd987 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cd987
  2. #99d086
  3. #96c786
  4. #94be85
  5. #91b584
  6. #8ead84
  7. #8ba483
  8. #889b82
  9. #869281
  10. #838981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9d0b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #decd81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c78c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99d4c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7d284 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1ce8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bd6af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cd987 {
  color: #9cd987;
}
Background
.bg-9cd987 {
  background-color: #9cd987;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cd987 {
  border: 2px solid #9cd987;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cd987;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 217 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 105 52% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cd987 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cd987, #87d99b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cd987 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 217 135 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.00 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.06 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.21 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 5.57 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.06 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.11 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.91 #632678 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#9cd987  rgb(156, 217, 135)  hsl(105, 52%, 69%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c487d9  rgb(196, 135, 217)  hsl(285, 52%, 69%)  Floral Lavender
#879cd9  rgb(135, 156, 217)  hsl(225, 52%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#d9879c  rgb(217, 135, 156)  hsl(345, 52%, 69%)  Puce