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#9DB486

#9db486 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9db486 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 70.59% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.56% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 23.47% saturation and 61.57% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4153

Complementary

  1. #9db486
  2. #9d86b4

Split complementary

  1. #9db486
  2. #8686b4
  3. #b486b4

Analogous

  1. #b4b486
  2. #9db486
  3. #86b486

Triadic

  1. #9db486
  2. #869db4
  3. #b4869d

Tetradic

  1. #9db486
  2. #86b49d
  3. #9d86b4
  4. #b4869d

Square

  1. #9db486
  2. #86b4b4
  3. #9d86b4
  4. #b48686

Monochromatic

  1. #51633e
  2. #77935b
  3. #9db486
  4. #c3d1b5
  5. #eaefe4

Shades

#9db486 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9db486
  2. #8da279
  3. #7e906b
  4. #6e7e5e
  5. #5e6c50
  6. #4f5a43
  7. #3f4836
  8. #2f3628
  9. #1f241b
  10. #10120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#9db486 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9db486
  2. #a7bc92
  3. #b1c39e
  4. #bacbaa
  5. #c4d2b6
  6. #cedac3
  7. #d8e1cf
  8. #e2e9db
  9. #ebf0e7
  10. #f5f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9db486 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9db486
  2. #9aaf85
  3. #97aa85
  4. #94a484
  5. #919f84
  6. #8f9a83
  7. #8c9582
  8. #899082
  9. #868a81
  10. #838581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7b09f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9ae83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5ac88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fb0a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb084 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acaf87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eb29b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9db486 {
  color: #9db486;
}
Background
.bg-9db486 {
  background-color: #9db486;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9db486 {
  border: 2px solid #9db486;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9db486;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 180 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 23% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9db486 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9db486, #86b486);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9db486 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 180 134 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.21 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.31 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.82 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.61 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.75 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.29 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.33 #624b79 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#9db486  rgb(157, 180, 134)  hsl(90, 23%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#9d86b4  rgb(157, 134, 180)  hsl(270, 23%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#869db4  rgb(134, 157, 180)  hsl(210, 23%, 62%)  Light Slate Gray
#b4869d  rgb(180, 134, 157)  hsl(330, 23%, 62%)  Puce