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#9ECFAA

#9ecfaa ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9ecfaa is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 81.18% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.87% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 134.69°, with 33.79% saturation and 71.57% 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 11.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.548

Complementary

  1. #9ecfaa
  2. #cf9ec3

Split complementary

  1. #9ecfaa
  2. #c29ecf
  3. #cf9eab

Analogous

  1. #abcf9e
  2. #9ecfaa
  3. #9ecfc2

Triadic

  1. #9ecfaa
  2. #aa9ecf
  3. #cfaa9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ecfaa
  2. #9ec3cf
  3. #cf9ec3
  4. #cfaa9e

Square

  1. #9ecfaa
  2. #9eabcf
  3. #cf9ec3
  4. #cfc29e

Monochromatic

  1. #468e58
  2. #6bb67d
  3. #9ecfaa
  4. #d1e8d7
  5. #f1f8f3

Shades

#9ecfaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ecfaa
  2. #8eba99
  3. #7ea688
  4. #6f9177
  5. #5f7c66
  6. #4f6855
  7. #3f5344
  8. #2f3e33
  9. #202922
  10. #101511
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ecfaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ecfaa
  2. #a8d4b3
  3. #b1d9bb
  4. #bbddc4
  5. #c5e2cc
  6. #cfe7d5
  7. #d8ecdd
  8. #e2f1e6
  9. #ecf5ee
  10. #f5faf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ecfaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ecfaa
  2. #9bc7a6
  3. #98bfa2
  4. #95b79d
  5. #92af99
  6. #8fa895
  7. #8ca091
  8. #89988d
  9. #869088
  10. #838884
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6c8ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc7a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c1ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97cdc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #becaa9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8c7ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9aceba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ecfaa {
  color: #9ecfaa;
}
Background
.bg-9ecfaa {
  background-color: #9ecfaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ecfaa {
  border: 2px solid #9ecfaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ecfaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 207 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 34% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ecfaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ecfaa, #9ecfc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ecfaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 207 170 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.10 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 5.18 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.63 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.16 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.20 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 8.36 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.67 #613055 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Celadon
#9ecfaa  rgb(158, 207, 170)  hsl(135, 34%, 72%)  Celadon
#cf9ec3  rgb(207, 158, 195)  hsl(315, 34%, 72%)  Lilac
#aa9ecf  rgb(170, 158, 207)  hsl(255, 34%, 72%)  Wisteria
#cfaa9e  rgb(207, 170, 158)  hsl(15, 34%, 72%)  Silver Pink