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#9EB38D

#9eb38d ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9eb38d is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 70.2% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.23% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 93.16°, with 20% saturation and 62.75% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4143

Complementary

  1. #9eb38d
  2. #a28db3

Split complementary

  1. #9eb38d
  2. #8f8db3
  3. #b38db1

Analogous

  1. #b1b38d
  2. #9eb38d
  3. #8db38f

Triadic

  1. #9eb38d
  2. #8d9eb3
  3. #b38d9e

Tetradic

  1. #9eb38d
  2. #8db3a2
  3. #a28db3
  4. #b38d9e

Square

  1. #9eb38d
  2. #8db1b3
  3. #a28db3
  4. #b38f8d

Monochromatic

  1. #526443
  2. #779261
  3. #9eb38d
  4. #c5d2bb
  5. #ecf0e9

Shades

#9eb38d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9eb38d
  2. #8ea17f
  3. #7e8f71
  4. #6f7d63
  5. #5f6b55
  6. #4f5a47
  7. #3f4838
  8. #2f362a
  9. #20241c
  10. #10120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#9eb38d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9eb38d
  2. #a8bb98
  3. #b1c2a4
  4. #bbcaaf
  5. #c5d1bb
  6. #cfd9c6
  7. #d8e1d1
  8. #e2e8dd
  9. #ecf0e8
  10. #f5f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9eb38d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9eb38d
  2. #9bae8c
  3. #98a98a
  4. #95a489
  5. #929f88
  6. #8f9a87
  7. #8c9485
  8. #898f84
  9. #868a83
  10. #838581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7afa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7ad8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3ac8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fb0a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb08c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abaf8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fb19e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9eb38d {
  color: #9eb38d;
}
Background
.bg-9eb38d {
  background-color: #9eb38d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9eb38d {
  border: 2px solid #9eb38d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9eb38d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 179 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 20% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9eb38d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9eb38d, #8db38f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9eb38d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 179 141 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.66 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.38 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.39 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.97 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.35 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.44 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.27 #614c72 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#9eb38d  rgb(158, 179, 141)  hsl(93, 20%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green
#a28db3  rgb(162, 141, 179)  hsl(273, 20%, 63%)  Pastel Purple
#8d9eb3  rgb(141, 158, 179)  hsl(213, 20%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#b38d9e  rgb(179, 141, 158)  hsl(333, 20%, 63%)  Rose Quartz