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#9EB503

#9eb503 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9eb503 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 70.98% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.34% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 67.75°, with 96.74% saturation and 36.08% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4032

Complementary

  1. #9eb503
  2. #1a03b5

Split complementary

  1. #9eb503
  2. #0345b5
  3. #7303b5

Analogous

  1. #b57303
  2. #9eb503
  3. #45b503

Triadic

  1. #9eb503
  2. #039eb5
  3. #b5039e

Tetradic

  1. #9eb503
  2. #03b51a
  3. #1a03b5
  4. #b5039e

Square

  1. #9eb503
  2. #03b573
  3. #1a03b5
  4. #b50345

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1f01
  2. #5c6a02
  3. #9eb503
  4. #dcfb0a
  5. #e7fc55

Shades

#9eb503 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9eb503
  2. #8ea303
  3. #7e9102
  4. #6f7f02
  5. #5f6d02
  6. #4f5b02
  7. #3f4801
  8. #2f3601
  9. #202401
  10. #101200
  11. #000000

Tints

#9eb503 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9eb503
  2. #a8bc1c
  3. #b1c435
  4. #bbcb4f
  5. #c5d368
  6. #cfda81
  7. #d8e19a
  8. #e2e9b3
  9. #ecf0cd
  10. #f5f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9eb503 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9eb503
  2. #9bb010
  3. #98aa1c
  4. #95a529
  5. #92a035
  6. #8f9b42
  7. #8c954e
  8. #89905b
  9. #868b67
  10. #838574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5af87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8aa9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5af00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3af1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4af7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9eb503 {
  color: #9eb503;
}
Background
.bg-9eb503 {
  background-color: #9eb503;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9eb503 {
  border: 2px solid #9eb503;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9eb503;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 181 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 97% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9eb503 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9eb503, #45b503);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9eb503 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 181 3 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.57 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.62 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.05 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.32 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.10 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.66 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 11.75 #614afc Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9eb503  rgb(158, 181, 3)  hsl(68, 97%, 36%)  Apple Green
#1a03b5  rgb(26, 3, 181)  hsl(248, 97%, 36%)  Zaffre
#039eb5  rgb(3, 158, 181)  hsl(188, 97%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#b5039e  rgb(181, 3, 158)  hsl(308, 97%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red