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#9EC00B

#9ec00b ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9ec00b 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, 75.29% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.27% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 71.27°, with 89.16% saturation and 39.8% 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 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4499

Complementary

  1. #9ec00b
  2. #2d0bc0

Split complementary

  1. #9ec00b
  2. #0b43c0
  3. #870bc0

Analogous

  1. #c0870b
  2. #9ec00b
  3. #43c00b

Triadic

  1. #9ec00b
  2. #0b9ec0
  3. #c00b9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ec00b
  2. #0bc02d
  3. #2d0bc0
  4. #c00b9e

Square

  1. #9ec00b
  2. #0bc087
  3. #2d0bc0
  4. #c00b43

Monochromatic

  1. #272f03
  2. #627807
  3. #9ec00b
  4. #ccf325
  5. #ddf76d

Shades

#9ec00b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ec00b
  2. #8ead0a
  3. #7e9a09
  4. #6f8608
  5. #5f7307
  6. #4f6006
  7. #3f4d04
  8. #2f3a03
  9. #202602
  10. #101301
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ec00b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ec00b
  2. #a8c623
  3. #b1cd3c
  4. #bbd354
  5. #c5d96d
  6. #cfe085
  7. #d8e69d
  8. #e2ecb6
  9. #ecf2ce
  10. #f5f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ec00b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ec00b
  2. #9bba17
  3. #98b322
  4. #95ad2e
  5. #92a63a
  6. #8fa046
  7. #8c9a51
  8. #89935d
  9. #868d69
  10. #838674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abb88e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b329 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7b5a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b820 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4ba82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ec00b {
  color: #9ec00b;
}
Background
.bg-9ec00b {
  background-color: #9ec00b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ec00b {
  border: 2px solid #9ec00b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ec00b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 192 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 89% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ec00b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ec00b, #43c00b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ec00b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 192 11 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.45 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.60 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.65 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.83 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 11.36 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.71 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.88 #613ff4 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9ec00b  rgb(158, 192, 11)  hsl(71, 89%, 40%)  Apple Green
#2d0bc0  rgb(45, 11, 192)  hsl(251, 89%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0b9ec0  rgb(11, 158, 192)  hsl(191, 89%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#c00b9e  rgb(192, 11, 158)  hsl(311, 89%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red