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#9EC941

#9ec941 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9ec941 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 78.82% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.66% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 78.97°, with 55.74% saturation and 52.16% 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4942

Complementary

  1. #9ec941
  2. #6c41c9

Split complementary

  1. #9ec941
  2. #415ac9
  3. #b041c9

Analogous

  1. #c9b041
  2. #9ec941
  3. #5ac941

Triadic

  1. #9ec941
  2. #419ec9
  3. #c9419e

Tetradic

  1. #9ec941
  2. #41c96c
  3. #6c41c9
  4. #c9419e

Square

  1. #9ec941
  2. #41c9b0
  3. #6c41c9
  4. #c9415a

Monochromatic

  1. #445819
  2. #72942a
  3. #9ec941
  4. #bcda7d
  5. #dbebb8

Shades

#9ec941 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ec941
  2. #8eb53b
  3. #7ea134
  4. #6f8d2e
  5. #5f7927
  6. #4f6521
  7. #3f501a
  8. #2f3c14
  9. #20280d
  10. #101407
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ec941 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ec941
  2. #a8ce54
  3. #b1d467
  4. #bbd97a
  5. #c5df8d
  6. #cfe4a0
  7. #d8e9b3
  8. #e2efc6
  9. #ecf4d9
  10. #f5faec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ec941 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ec941
  2. #9bc247
  3. #98ba4e
  4. #95b354
  5. #92ac5a
  6. #8fa561
  7. #8c9d67
  8. #89966d
  9. #868f73
  10. #83877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0c099 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceba4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5c0ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c136 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc048 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2c38f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ec941 {
  color: #9ec941;
}
Background
.bg-9ec941 {
  background-color: #9ec941;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ec941 {
  border: 2px solid #9ec941;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ec941;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 201 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 56% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ec941 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ec941, #5ac941);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ec941 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 201 65 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 1.84 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.48 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.83 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.13 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.20 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.70 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.88 #6136be Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#9ec941  rgb(158, 201, 65)  hsl(79, 56%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#6c41c9  rgb(108, 65, 201)  hsl(259, 56%, 52%)  Iris
#419ec9  rgb(65, 158, 201)  hsl(199, 56%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#c9419e  rgb(201, 65, 158)  hsl(319, 56%, 52%)  Mulberry