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#9EA486

#9ea486 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#9ea486 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 64.31% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.29% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 14.15% saturation and 58.43% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 8.32.

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Relative luminance0.3554

Complementary

  1. #9ea486
  2. #8c86a4

Split complementary

  1. #9ea486
  2. #868fa4
  3. #9b86a4

Analogous

  1. #a49b86
  2. #9ea486
  3. #8fa486

Triadic

  1. #9ea486
  2. #869ea4
  3. #a4869e

Tetradic

  1. #9ea486
  2. #86a48c
  3. #8c86a4
  4. #a4869e

Square

  1. #9ea486
  2. #86a49b
  3. #8c86a4
  4. #a4868f

Monochromatic

  1. #4f533e
  2. #787e5f
  3. #9ea486
  4. #c1c5b2
  5. #e4e6dd

Shades

#9ea486 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ea486
  2. #8e9479
  3. #7e836b
  4. #6f735e
  5. #5f6250
  6. #4f5243
  7. #3f4236
  8. #2f3128
  9. #20211b
  10. #10100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ea486 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ea486
  2. #a8ad92
  3. #b1b69e
  4. #bbbfaa
  5. #c5c8b6
  6. #cfd2c3
  7. #d8dbcf
  8. #e2e4db
  9. #ecede7
  10. #f5f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ea486 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ea486
  2. #9ba085
  3. #989d85
  4. #959984
  5. #929684
  6. #8f9283
  7. #8c8e82
  8. #898b82
  9. #868781
  10. #838481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a297 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8a184 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a187 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1a09c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a285 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a287 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0a293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ea486 {
  color: #9ea486;
}
Background
.bg-9ea486 {
  background-color: #9ea486;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ea486 {
  border: 2px solid #9ea486;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ea486;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 164 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 14% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ea486 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ea486, #8fa486);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ea486 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 164 134 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.32 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.68 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.15 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.84 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.05 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.38 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.54 #615b79 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Sage
#9ea486  rgb(158, 164, 134)  hsl(72, 14%, 58%)  Sage
#8c86a4  rgb(140, 134, 164)  hsl(252, 14%, 58%)  Cool Gray
#869ea4  rgb(134, 158, 164)  hsl(192, 14%, 58%)  Moonstone Blue
#a4869e  rgb(164, 134, 158)  hsl(312, 14%, 58%)  Mountbatten Pink