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#9DCB96

#9dcb96 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9dcb96 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 79.61% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.11% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 112.08°, with 33.76% saturation and 69.22% 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5208

Complementary

  1. #9dcb96
  2. #c496cb

Split complementary

  1. #9dcb96
  2. #aa96cb
  3. #cb96b8

Analogous

  1. #b8cb96
  2. #9dcb96
  3. #96cbaa

Triadic

  1. #9dcb96
  2. #969dcb
  3. #cb969d

Tetradic

  1. #9dcb96
  2. #96cbc4
  3. #c496cb
  4. #cb969d

Square

  1. #9dcb96
  2. #96b8cb
  3. #c496cb
  4. #cbaa96

Monochromatic

  1. #4b8642
  2. #6db263
  3. #9dcb96
  4. #cde4c9
  5. #f2f8f1

Shades

#9dcb96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9dcb96
  2. #8db787
  3. #7ea278
  4. #6e8e69
  5. #5e7a5a
  6. #4f664b
  7. #3f513c
  8. #2f3d2d
  9. #1f291e
  10. #10140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9dcb96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9dcb96
  2. #a7d0a1
  3. #b1d5ab
  4. #badbb6
  5. #c4e0c0
  6. #cee5cb
  7. #d8ead5
  8. #e2efe0
  9. #ebf5ea
  10. #f5faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9dcb96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9dcb96
  2. #9ac494
  3. #97bc92
  4. #94b58f
  5. #91ad8d
  6. #8fa68b
  7. #8c9e89
  8. #899787
  9. #868f84
  10. #838882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2c4b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec293 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7bd99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ac8bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc694 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7c398 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bc9af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9dcb96 {
  color: #9dcb96;
}
Background
.bg-9dcb96 {
  background-color: #9dcb96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9dcb96 {
  border: 2px solid #9dcb96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9dcb96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 203 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 112 34% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9dcb96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9dcb96, #96cbaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9dcb96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 203 150 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.25 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.43 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.25 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.54 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.16 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.55 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.07 #623469 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#9dcb96  rgb(157, 203, 150)  hsl(112, 34%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#c496cb  rgb(196, 150, 203)  hsl(292, 34%, 69%)  Wisteria
#969dcb  rgb(150, 157, 203)  hsl(232, 34%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#cb969d  rgb(203, 150, 157)  hsl(352, 34%, 69%)  Rosy Brown