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#9FBC02

#9fbc02 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9fbc02 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 73.73% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.94% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 69.35°, with 97.89% saturation and 37.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4334

Complementary

  1. #9fbc02
  2. #1f02bc

Split complementary

  1. #9fbc02
  2. #0242bc
  3. #7c02bc

Analogous

  1. #bc7c02
  2. #9fbc02
  3. #42bc02

Triadic

  1. #9fbc02
  2. #029fbc
  3. #bc029f

Tetradic

  1. #9fbc02
  2. #02bc1f
  3. #1f02bc
  4. #bc029f

Square

  1. #9fbc02
  2. #02bc7c
  3. #1f02bc
  4. #bc0242

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2500
  2. #5f7001
  3. #9fbc02
  4. #d7fc0e
  5. #e4fd5a

Shades

#9fbc02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fbc02
  2. #8fa902
  3. #7f9602
  4. #6f8401
  5. #5f7101
  6. #505e01
  7. #404b01
  8. #303801
  9. #202600
  10. #101300
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fbc02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fbc02
  2. #a9c31b
  3. #b2c935
  4. #bcd04e
  5. #c5d767
  6. #cfde81
  7. #d9e49a
  8. #e2ebb3
  9. #ecf2cc
  10. #f5f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fbc02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fbc02
  2. #9cb60f
  3. #99b01b
  4. #96aa28
  5. #93a434
  6. #909e41
  7. #8c984e
  8. #89925a
  9. #868c67
  10. #838673
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9b58c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b025 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9b1a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b51b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5b67e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fbc02 {
  color: #9fbc02;
}
Background
.bg-9fbc02 {
  background-color: #9fbc02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fbc02 {
  border: 2px solid #9fbc02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fbc02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 188 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fbc02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fbc02, #42bc02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fbc02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 188 2 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.35 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.85 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.50 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 10.33 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.70 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.79 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 12.36 #6043fd Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9fbc02  rgb(159, 188, 2)  hsl(69, 98%, 37%)  Apple Green
#1f02bc  rgb(31, 2, 188)  hsl(249, 98%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#029fbc  rgb(2, 159, 188)  hsl(189, 98%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#bc029f  rgb(188, 2, 159)  hsl(309, 98%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red