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#9EEC79

#9eec79 ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9eec79 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 100.7°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% 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 14.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#99ff66
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Relative luminance0.6864

Complementary

  1. #9eec79
  2. #c779ec

Split complementary

  1. #9eec79
  2. #8e79ec
  3. #ec79d7

Analogous

  1. #d7ec79
  2. #9eec79
  3. #79ec8e

Triadic

  1. #9eec79
  2. #799eec
  3. #ec799e

Tetradic

  1. #9eec79
  2. #79ecc7
  3. #c779ec
  4. #ec799e

Square

  1. #9eec79
  2. #79d7ec
  3. #c779ec
  4. #ec8e79

Monochromatic

  1. #4bb319
  2. #6de236
  3. #9eec79
  4. #cef5bc
  5. #f2fced

Shades

#9eec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9eec79
  2. #8ed46d
  3. #7ebd61
  4. #6fa555
  5. #5f8e49
  6. #4f763d
  7. #3f5e30
  8. #2f4724
  9. #202f18
  10. #10180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#9eec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9eec79
  2. #a8ee86
  3. #b1f094
  4. #bbf2a1
  5. #c5f4af
  6. #cff6bc
  7. #d8f7c9
  8. #e2f9d7
  9. #ecfbe4
  10. #f5fdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9eec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9eec79
  2. #9be17a
  3. #98d67a
  4. #95cc7b
  5. #92c17c
  6. #8fb67d
  7. #8cab7d
  8. #89a07e
  9. #86967f
  10. #838b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3e0ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3dc6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d680 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ce5d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6e373 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cedf7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9de8b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9eec79 {
  color: #9eec79;
}
Background
.bg-9eec79 {
  background-color: #9eec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9eec79 {
  border: 2px solid #9eec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9eec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9eec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9eec79, #79ec8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9eec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 4.50 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.18 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.52 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.54 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.74 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.50 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 9.27 #611386 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Light Green
#9eec79  rgb(158, 236, 121)  hsl(101, 75%, 70%)  Light Green
#c779ec  rgb(199, 121, 236)  hsl(281, 75%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#799eec  rgb(121, 158, 236)  hsl(221, 75%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#ec799e  rgb(236, 121, 158)  hsl(341, 75%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red