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#9FBC97

#9fbc97 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9fbc97 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 73.73% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.68% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 107.03°, with 21.64% saturation and 66.47% 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 10.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4557

Complementary

  1. #9fbc97
  2. #b497bc

Split complementary

  1. #9fbc97
  2. #a197bc
  3. #bc97b1

Analogous

  1. #b1bc97
  2. #9fbc97
  3. #97bca1

Triadic

  1. #9fbc97
  2. #979fbc
  3. #bc979f

Tetradic

  1. #9fbc97
  2. #97bcb4
  3. #b497bc
  4. #bc979f

Square

  1. #9fbc97
  2. #97b1bc
  3. #b497bc
  4. #bca197

Monochromatic

  1. #527149
  2. #749e68
  3. #9fbc97
  4. #cadac6
  5. #f4f7f3

Shades

#9fbc97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fbc97
  2. #8fa988
  3. #7f9679
  4. #6f846a
  5. #5f715b
  6. #505e4c
  7. #404b3c
  8. #30382d
  9. #20261e
  10. #10130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fbc97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fbc97
  2. #a9c3a1
  3. #b2c9ac
  4. #bcd0b6
  5. #c5d7c1
  6. #cfdecb
  7. #d9e4d5
  8. #e2ebe0
  9. #ecf2ea
  10. #f5f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fbc97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fbc97
  2. #9cb695
  3. #99b092
  4. #96aa90
  5. #93a48e
  6. #909e8c
  7. #8c9889
  8. #899287
  9. #868c85
  10. #838682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acb7a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfb695 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab399 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9eb9b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b896 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b798 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ebaa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fbc97 {
  color: #9fbc97;
}
Background
.bg-9fbc97 {
  background-color: #9fbc97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fbc97 {
  border: 2px solid #9fbc97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fbc97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 188 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 107 22% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fbc97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fbc97, #97bca1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fbc97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 188 151 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 3.88 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.00 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.81 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.55 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.97 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.67 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.82 #604368 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#9fbc97  rgb(159, 188, 151)  hsl(107, 22%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#b497bc  rgb(180, 151, 188)  hsl(287, 22%, 66%)  Lilac
#979fbc  rgb(151, 159, 188)  hsl(227, 22%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#bc979f  rgb(188, 151, 159)  hsl(347, 22%, 66%)  Rosy Brown