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#9CE321

#9ce321 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#9ce321 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 89.02% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 85.46% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 81.96°, with 77.6% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.6212

Complementary

  1. #9ce321
  2. #6821e3

Split complementary

  1. #9ce321
  2. #213be3
  3. #c921e3

Analogous

  1. #e3c921
  2. #9ce321
  3. #3be321

Triadic

  1. #9ce321
  2. #219ce3
  3. #e3219c

Tetradic

  1. #9ce321
  2. #21e368
  3. #6821e3
  4. #e3219c

Square

  1. #9ce321
  2. #21e3c9
  3. #6821e3
  4. #e3213b

Monochromatic

  1. #415f0c
  2. #6fa315
  3. #9ce321
  4. #baec65
  5. #d9f4a9

Shades

#9ce321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ce321
  2. #8ccc1e
  3. #7db61a
  4. #6d9f17
  5. #5e8814
  6. #4e7211
  7. #3e5b0d
  8. #2f440a
  9. #1f2d07
  10. #101703
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ce321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ce321
  2. #a6e637
  3. #b0e94d
  4. #baeb64
  5. #c4ee7a
  6. #cef190
  7. #d7f4a6
  8. #e1f7bc
  9. #ebf9d3
  10. #f5fce9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ce321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ce321
  2. #99d92b
  3. #96cf34
  4. #94c53e
  5. #91bb47
  6. #8eb251
  7. #8ba85a
  8. #889e64
  9. #86946d
  10. #838a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcd7a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1d9c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2d900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccd632 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fdd9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ce321 {
  color: #9ce321;
}
Background
.bg-9ce321 {
  background-color: #9ce321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ce321 {
  border: 2px solid #9ce321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ce321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 227 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 78% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ce321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ce321, #3be321);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ce321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 227 33 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.55 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.44 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.51 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.95 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.69 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.69 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.06 #631cde Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Inchworm
#9ce321  rgb(156, 227, 33)  hsl(82, 78%, 51%)  Inchworm
#6821e3  rgb(104, 33, 227)  hsl(262, 78%, 51%)  Han Purple
#219ce3  rgb(33, 156, 227)  hsl(202, 78%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#e3219c  rgb(227, 33, 156)  hsl(322, 78%, 51%)  Persian Rose