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#9EE259

#9ee259 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#9ee259 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, 88.63% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.62% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 89.78°, with 70.26% saturation and 61.76% 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 13.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.6238

Complementary

  1. #9ee259
  2. #9d59e2

Split complementary

  1. #9ee259
  2. #5959e2
  3. #e159e2

Analogous

  1. #e2e159
  2. #9ee259
  3. #59e259

Triadic

  1. #9ee259
  2. #599ee2
  3. #e2599e

Tetradic

  1. #9ee259
  2. #59e29d
  3. #9d59e2
  4. #e2599e

Square

  1. #9ee259
  2. #59e2e1
  3. #9d59e2
  4. #e25959

Monochromatic

  1. #518a18
  2. #78cb23
  3. #9ee259
  4. #c4ed9a
  5. #eaf9db

Shades

#9ee259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ee259
  2. #8ecb50
  3. #7eb547
  4. #6f9e3e
  5. #5f8835
  6. #4f712d
  7. #3f5a24
  8. #2f441b
  9. #202d12
  10. #101709
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ee259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ee259
  2. #a8e56a
  3. #b1e87a
  4. #bbeb8b
  5. #c5ee9b
  6. #cff1ac
  7. #d8f3bd
  8. #e2f6cd
  9. #ecf9de
  10. #f5fcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ee259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ee259
  2. #9bd85d
  3. #98ce61
  4. #95c565
  5. #92bb69
  6. #8fb16d
  7. #8ca770
  8. #899d74
  9. #869478
  10. #838a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdd7ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd249 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cd63 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0d9c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1d950 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad65f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fdda5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ee259 {
  color: #9ee259;
}
Background
.bg-9ee259 {
  background-color: #9ee259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ee259 {
  border: 2px solid #9ee259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ee259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 226 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 70% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ee259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ee259, #59e259);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ee259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 226 89 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.24 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.97 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.49 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.85 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.89 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.11 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.19 #611da6 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Inchworm
#9ee259  rgb(158, 226, 89)  hsl(90, 70%, 62%)  Inchworm
#9d59e2  rgb(157, 89, 226)  hsl(270, 70%, 62%)  Amethyst
#599ee2  rgb(89, 158, 226)  hsl(210, 70%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#e2599e  rgb(226, 89, 158)  hsl(330, 70%, 62%)  Thulian Pink