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#9DC00A

#9dc00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9dc00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 71.54°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4489

Complementary

  1. #9dc00a
  2. #2d0ac0

Split complementary

  1. #9dc00a
  2. #0a42c0
  3. #880ac0

Analogous

  1. #c0880a
  2. #9dc00a
  3. #42c00a

Triadic

  1. #9dc00a
  2. #0a9dc0
  3. #c00a9d

Tetradic

  1. #9dc00a
  2. #0ac02d
  3. #2d0ac0
  4. #c00a9d

Square

  1. #9dc00a
  2. #0ac088
  3. #2d0ac0
  4. #c00a42

Monochromatic

  1. #262f02
  2. #627706
  3. #9dc00a
  4. #cbf423
  5. #dcf76c

Shades

#9dc00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dc00a
  2. #8dad09
  3. #7e9a08
  4. #6e8607
  5. #5e7306
  6. #4f6005
  7. #3f4d04
  8. #2f3a03
  9. #1f2602
  10. #101301
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dc00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dc00a
  2. #a7c623
  3. #b1cd3b
  4. #bad354
  5. #c4d96c
  6. #cee085
  7. #d8e69d
  8. #e2ecb6
  9. #ebf2ce
  10. #f5f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dc00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dc00a
  2. #9aba16
  3. #97b322
  4. #94ad2d
  5. #91a639
  6. #8fa045
  7. #8c9a51
  8. #89935d
  9. #868d68
  10. #838674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aab88e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b328 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6b5a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b820 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3ba82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dc00a {
  color: #9dc00a;
}
Background
.bg-9dc00a {
  background-color: #9dc00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dc00a {
  border: 2px solid #9dc00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dc00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dc00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dc00a, #42c00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dc00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.34 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.50 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.70 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.94 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 11.33 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.53 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.80 #623ff5 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9dc00a  rgb(157, 192, 10)  hsl(72, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#2d0ac0  rgb(45, 10, 192)  hsl(252, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0a9dc0  rgb(10, 157, 192)  hsl(192, 90%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#c00a9d  rgb(192, 10, 157)  hsl(312, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red