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#9EB697

#9eb697 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9eb697 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 71.37% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.03% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 106.45°, with 17.51% saturation and 65.29% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 5.68.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4296

Complementary

  1. #9eb697
  2. #af97b6

Split complementary

  1. #9eb697
  2. #9f97b6
  3. #b697ad

Analogous

  1. #adb697
  2. #9eb697
  3. #97b69f

Triadic

  1. #9eb697
  2. #979eb6
  3. #b6979e

Tetradic

  1. #9eb697
  2. #97b6af
  3. #af97b6
  4. #b6979e

Square

  1. #9eb697
  2. #97adb6
  3. #af97b6
  4. #b69f97

Monochromatic

  1. #516a4a
  2. #74966a
  3. #9eb697
  4. #c8d6c4
  5. #f2f5f1

Shades

#9eb697 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9eb697
  2. #8ea488
  3. #7e9279
  4. #6f7f6a
  5. #5f6d5b
  6. #4f5b4c
  7. #3f493c
  8. #2f372d
  9. #20241e
  10. #10120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9eb697 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9eb697
  2. #a8bda1
  3. #b1c5ac
  4. #bbccb6
  5. #c5d3c1
  6. #cfdbcb
  7. #d8e2d5
  8. #e2e9e0
  9. #ecf0ea
  10. #f5f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9eb697 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9eb697
  2. #9bb195
  3. #98ab92
  4. #95a690
  5. #92a08e
  6. #8f9b8c
  7. #8c9689
  8. #899087
  9. #868b85
  10. #838582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9b2a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8b195 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4ae98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9db4ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb396 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acb198 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eb5a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9eb697 {
  color: #9eb697;
}
Background
.bg-9eb697 {
  background-color: #9eb697;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9eb697 {
  border: 2px solid #9eb697;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9eb697;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 182 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 18% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9eb697 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9eb697, #97b69f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9eb697 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 182 151 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.68 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.36 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.40 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.60 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.71 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.49 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 11.66 #614968 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#9eb697  rgb(158, 182, 151)  hsl(106, 18%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#af97b6  rgb(175, 151, 182)  hsl(286, 18%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#979eb6  rgb(151, 158, 182)  hsl(226, 18%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#b6979e  rgb(182, 151, 158)  hsl(346, 18%, 65%)  Rosy Brown