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#9FC481

#9fc481 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9fc481 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 76.86% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.18% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 93.13°, with 36.22% saturation and 63.73% 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 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4844

Complementary

  1. #9fc481
  2. #a681c4

Split complementary

  1. #9fc481
  2. #8581c4
  3. #c481c1

Analogous

  1. #c1c481
  2. #9fc481
  3. #81c485

Triadic

  1. #9fc481
  2. #819fc4
  3. #c4819f

Tetradic

  1. #9fc481
  2. #81c4a6
  3. #a681c4
  4. #c4819f

Square

  1. #9fc481
  2. #81c1c4
  3. #a681c4
  4. #c48581

Monochromatic

  1. #537537
  2. #78a94f
  3. #9fc481
  4. #c7dcb5
  5. #eef5e9

Shades

#9fc481 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fc481
  2. #8fb074
  3. #7f9d67
  4. #6f895a
  5. #5f764d
  6. #506241
  7. #404e34
  8. #303b27
  9. #20271a
  10. #10140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fc481 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fc481
  2. #a9ca8e
  3. #b2d09a
  4. #bcd6a7
  5. #c5dcb3
  6. #cfe2c0
  7. #d9e7cd
  8. #e2edd9
  9. #ecf3e6
  10. #f5f9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fc481 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fc481
  2. #9cbd81
  3. #99b681
  4. #96b081
  5. #93a981
  6. #90a281
  7. #8c9b80
  8. #899480
  9. #868e80
  10. #838780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afbda5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cabb7c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b884 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0bfb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babf7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6bd83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0c1a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fc481 {
  color: #9fc481;
}
Background
.bg-9fc481 {
  background-color: #9fc481;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fc481 {
  border: 2px solid #9fc481;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fc481;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 196 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 36% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fc481 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fc481, #81c485);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fc481 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 196 129 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 3.20 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 3.33 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.20 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.39 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.49 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.10 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.92 #603b7e Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Olivine
#9fc481  rgb(159, 196, 129)  hsl(93, 36%, 64%)  Olivine
#a681c4  rgb(166, 129, 196)  hsl(273, 36%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#819fc4  rgb(129, 159, 196)  hsl(213, 36%, 64%)  Iceberg
#c4819f  rgb(196, 129, 159)  hsl(333, 36%, 64%)  Puce