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#9EB09E

#9eb09e ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9eb09e is a color from the green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 69.02% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.23% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 10.23% saturation and 65.49% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.27.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4079

Complementary

  1. #9eb09e
  2. #b09eb0

Split complementary

  1. #9eb09e
  2. #a79eb0
  3. #b09ea7

Analogous

  1. #a7b09e
  2. #9eb09e
  3. #9eb0a7

Triadic

  1. #9eb09e
  2. #9e9eb0
  3. #b09e9e

Tetradic

  1. #9eb09e
  2. #9eb0b0
  3. #b09eb0
  4. #b09e9e

Square

  1. #9eb09e
  2. #9ea7b0
  3. #b09eb0
  4. #b0a79e

Monochromatic

  1. #516451
  2. #748e74
  3. #9eb09e
  4. #c8d2c8
  5. #f2f5f2

Shades

#9eb09e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9eb09e
  2. #8e9e8e
  3. #7e8d7e
  4. #6f7b6f
  5. #5f6a5f
  6. #4f584f
  7. #3f463f
  8. #2f352f
  9. #202320
  10. #101210
  11. #000000

Tints

#9eb09e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9eb09e
  2. #a8b8a8
  3. #b1c0b1
  4. #bbc8bb
  5. #c5d0c5
  6. #cfd8cf
  7. #d8dfd8
  8. #e2e7e2
  9. #ecefec
  10. #f5f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9eb09e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9eb09e
  2. #9bab9b
  3. #98a698
  4. #95a295
  5. #929d92
  6. #8f988f
  7. #8c938c
  8. #898e89
  9. #868a86
  10. #838583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6ada6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1ac9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeaa9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9dafab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaae9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8ad9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9dafa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9eb09e {
  color: #9eb09e;
}
Background
.bg-9eb09e {
  background-color: #9eb09e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9eb09e {
  border: 2px solid #9eb09e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9eb09e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 176 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 10% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9eb09e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9eb09e, #9eb0a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9eb09e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 176 158 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.27 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.24 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.89 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 12.01 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.86 #614f61 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#9eb09e  rgb(158, 176, 158)  hsl(120, 10%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#b09eb0  rgb(176, 158, 176)  hsl(300, 10%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#9e9eb0  rgb(158, 158, 176)  hsl(240, 10%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#b09e9e  rgb(176, 158, 158)  hsl(0, 10%, 65%)  Silver Pink