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#9EBA85

#9eba85 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9eba85 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, 72.94% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.49% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 91.7°, with 27.75% saturation and 62.55% 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 9.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4408

Complementary

  1. #9eba85
  2. #a185ba

Split complementary

  1. #9eba85
  2. #8785ba
  3. #ba85b9

Analogous

  1. #b9ba85
  2. #9eba85
  3. #85ba87

Triadic

  1. #9eba85
  2. #859eba
  3. #ba859e

Tetradic

  1. #9eba85
  2. #85baa1
  3. #a185ba
  4. #ba859e

Square

  1. #9eba85
  2. #85b9ba
  3. #a185ba
  4. #ba8785

Monochromatic

  1. #526a3c
  2. #779b58
  3. #9eba85
  4. #c5d6b6
  5. #ecf1e7

Shades

#9eba85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9eba85
  2. #8ea778
  3. #7e956a
  4. #6f825d
  5. #5f7050
  6. #4f5d43
  7. #3f4a35
  8. #2f3828
  9. #20251b
  10. #10130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#9eba85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9eba85
  2. #a8c191
  3. #b1c89d
  4. #bbcfaa
  5. #c5d6b6
  6. #cfddc2
  7. #d8e3ce
  8. #e2eada
  9. #ecf1e7
  10. #f5f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9eba85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9eba85
  2. #9bb485
  3. #98ae84
  4. #95a984
  5. #92a383
  6. #8f9d83
  7. #8c9782
  8. #899182
  9. #868c81
  10. #838681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aab5a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfb382 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb188 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0b5ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b683 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b487 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fb79e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9eba85 {
  color: #9eba85;
}
Background
.bg-9eba85 {
  background-color: #9eba85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9eba85 {
  border: 2px solid #9eba85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9eba85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 186 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 28% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9eba85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9eba85, #85ba87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9eba85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 186 133 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 3.71 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.67 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.87 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.54 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.32 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.77 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.13 #61457a Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Olivine
#9eba85  rgb(158, 186, 133)  hsl(92, 28%, 63%)  Olivine
#a185ba  rgb(161, 133, 186)  hsl(272, 28%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#859eba  rgb(133, 158, 186)  hsl(212, 28%, 63%)  Iceberg
#ba859e  rgb(186, 133, 158)  hsl(332, 28%, 63%)  Puce