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#9FB950

#9fb950 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9fb950 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 72.55% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.76% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 74.86°, with 42.86% saturation and 51.96% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.96.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4265

Complementary

  1. #9fb950
  2. #6a50b9

Split complementary

  1. #9fb950
  2. #506ab9
  3. #9f50b9

Analogous

  1. #b99f50
  2. #9fb950
  3. #6ab950

Triadic

  1. #9fb950
  2. #509fb9
  3. #b9509f

Tetradic

  1. #9fb950
  2. #50b96a
  3. #6a50b9
  4. #b9509f

Square

  1. #9fb950
  2. #50b99f
  3. #6a50b9
  4. #b9506a

Monochromatic

  1. #445020
  2. #738736
  3. #9fb950
  4. #bdcf87
  5. #dbe5bd

Shades

#9fb950 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fb950
  2. #8fa748
  3. #7f9440
  4. #6f8238
  5. #5f6f30
  6. #505d28
  7. #404a20
  8. #303818
  9. #202510
  10. #101308
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fb950 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fb950
  2. #a9c062
  3. #b2c773
  4. #bcce85
  5. #c5d596
  6. #cfdca8
  7. #d9e3b9
  8. #e2eacb
  9. #ecf1dc
  10. #f5f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fb950 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fb950
  2. #9cb355
  3. #99ae5a
  4. #96a85e
  5. #93a263
  6. #909d68
  7. #8c976d
  8. #899172
  9. #868b76
  10. #83867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9b392 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3af45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0af57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6b0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b34a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b354 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4b489 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fb950 {
  color: #9fb950;
}
Background
.bg-9fb950 {
  background-color: #9fb950;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fb950 {
  border: 2px solid #9fb950;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fb950;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 185 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 43% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fb950 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fb950, #6ab950);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fb950 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 185 80 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.96 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.45 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.89 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.40 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.60 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.67 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.46 #6046af Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9fb950  rgb(159, 185, 80)  hsl(75, 43%, 52%)  Apple Green
#6a50b9  rgb(106, 80, 185)  hsl(255, 43%, 52%)  Slate Blue
#509fb9  rgb(80, 159, 185)  hsl(195, 43%, 52%)  Bondi Blue
#b9509f  rgb(185, 80, 159)  hsl(315, 43%, 52%)  Mulberry