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#9EA791

#9ea791 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9ea791 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 65.49% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.17% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 84.55°, with 11.11% saturation and 61.18% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 8.45.

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Relative luminance0.3695

Complementary

  1. #9ea791
  2. #9a91a7

Split complementary

  1. #9ea791
  2. #9193a7
  3. #a591a7

Analogous

  1. #a7a591
  2. #9ea791
  3. #93a791

Triadic

  1. #9ea791
  2. #919ea7
  3. #a7919e

Tetradic

  1. #9ea791
  2. #91a79a
  3. #9a91a7
  4. #a7919e

Square

  1. #9ea791
  2. #91a7a5
  3. #9a91a7
  4. #a79193

Monochromatic

  1. #515847
  2. #788369
  3. #9ea791
  4. #c3c9bc
  5. #e9ebe6

Shades

#9ea791 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ea791
  2. #8e9683
  3. #7e8674
  4. #6f7566
  5. #5f6457
  6. #4f5449
  7. #3f433a
  8. #2f322c
  9. #20211d
  10. #10110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ea791 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ea791
  2. #a8b09c
  3. #b1b9a7
  4. #bbc1b2
  5. #c5cabd
  6. #cfd3c8
  7. #d8dcd3
  8. #e2e5de
  9. #ecede9
  10. #f5f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ea791 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ea791
  2. #9ba38f
  3. #989f8e
  4. #959b8c
  5. #92978a
  6. #8f9489
  7. #8c9087
  8. #898c85
  9. #868883
  10. #838482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a59d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaa490 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a492 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fa5a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a590 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a592 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fa69b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ea791 {
  color: #9ea791;
}
Background
.bg-9ea791 {
  background-color: #9ea791;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ea791 {
  border: 2px solid #9ea791;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ea791;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 167 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 11% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ea791 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ea791, #93a791);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ea791 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 167 145 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.45 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.98 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.05 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.31 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.31 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.64 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.89 #61586e Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#9ea791  rgb(158, 167, 145)  hsl(85, 11%, 61%)  Ash Gray
#9a91a7  rgb(154, 145, 167)  hsl(265, 11%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#919ea7  rgb(145, 158, 167)  hsl(205, 11%, 61%)  Dark Gray
#a7919e  rgb(167, 145, 158)  hsl(325, 11%, 61%)  Rose Quartz