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#9EB151

#9eb151 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9eb151 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 69.41% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.24% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 71.87°, with 38.1% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.45.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3931

Complementary

  1. #9eb151
  2. #6451b1

Split complementary

  1. #9eb151
  2. #516eb1
  3. #9451b1

Analogous

  1. #b19451
  2. #9eb151
  3. #6eb151

Triadic

  1. #9eb151
  2. #519eb1
  3. #b1519e

Tetradic

  1. #9eb151
  2. #51b164
  3. #6451b1
  4. #b1519e

Square

  1. #9eb151
  2. #51b194
  3. #6451b1
  4. #b1516e

Monochromatic

  1. #414921
  2. #707d38
  3. #9eb151
  4. #bbc986
  5. #d9e0bb

Shades

#9eb151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9eb151
  2. #8e9f49
  3. #7e8e41
  4. #6f7c39
  5. #5f6a31
  6. #4f5929
  7. #3f4720
  8. #2f3518
  9. #202310
  10. #101208
  11. #000000

Tints

#9eb151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9eb151
  2. #a8b962
  3. #b1c174
  4. #bbc885
  5. #c5d097
  6. #cfd8a8
  7. #d8e0b9
  8. #e2e8cb
  9. #ecefdc
  10. #f5f7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9eb151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9eb151
  2. #9bac56
  3. #98a75a
  4. #95a25f
  5. #929d64
  6. #8f9969
  7. #8c946d
  8. #898f72
  9. #868a77
  10. #83857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4ac8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba848 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a957 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6a99c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0ac4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afac54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3ac84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9eb151 {
  color: #9eb151;
}
Background
.bg-9eb151 {
  background-color: #9eb151;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9eb151 {
  border: 2px solid #9eb151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9eb151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 177 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 38% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9eb151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9eb151, #6eb151);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9eb151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 177 81 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.45 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.98 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.59 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.46 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.55 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.65 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.25 #614eae Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Olivine
#9eb151  rgb(158, 177, 81)  hsl(72, 38%, 51%)  Olivine
#6451b1  rgb(100, 81, 177)  hsl(252, 38%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#519eb1  rgb(81, 158, 177)  hsl(192, 38%, 51%)  Bondi Blue
#b1519e  rgb(177, 81, 158)  hsl(312, 38%, 51%)  Mulberry