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#A9BB97

#a9bb97 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a9bb97 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 73.33% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.25% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 20.93% saturation and 66.27% 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 10.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 6.62.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4621

Complementary

  1. #a9bb97
  2. #a997bb

Split complementary

  1. #a9bb97
  2. #9797bb
  3. #bb97bb

Analogous

  1. #bbbb97
  2. #a9bb97
  3. #97bb97

Triadic

  1. #a9bb97
  2. #97a9bb
  3. #bb97a9

Tetradic

  1. #a9bb97
  2. #97bba9
  3. #a997bb
  4. #bb97a9

Square

  1. #a9bb97
  2. #97bbbb
  3. #a997bb
  4. #bb9797

Monochromatic

  1. #5c7049
  2. #839d69
  3. #a9bb97
  4. #cfd9c5
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#a9bb97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9bb97
  2. #98a888
  3. #879679
  4. #76836a
  5. #65705b
  6. #555e4c
  7. #444b3c
  8. #33382d
  9. #22251e
  10. #11130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9bb97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9bb97
  2. #b2c2a1
  3. #bac9ac
  4. #c3cfb6
  5. #cbd6c1
  6. #d4ddcb
  7. #dde4d5
  8. #e5ebe0
  9. #eef1ea
  10. #f6f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9bb97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9bb97
  2. #a5b595
  3. #a1af92
  4. #9da990
  5. #99a38e
  6. #959e8c
  7. #909889
  8. #8c9287
  9. #888c85
  10. #848682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b7aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfb695 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb599 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abb8b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b896 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b798 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aab9a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9bb97 {
  color: #a9bb97;
}
Background
.bg-a9bb97 {
  background-color: #a9bb97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9bb97 {
  border: 2px solid #a9bb97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9bb97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 187 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 21% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9bb97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9bb97, #97bb97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9bb97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 187 151 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.62 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.01 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.24 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.53 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.86 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.85 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.93 #564468 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#a9bb97  rgb(169, 187, 151)  hsl(90, 21%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#a997bb  rgb(169, 151, 187)  hsl(270, 21%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#97a9bb  rgb(151, 169, 187)  hsl(210, 21%, 66%)  Light Steel Blue
#bb97a9  rgb(187, 151, 169)  hsl(330, 21%, 66%)  Pastel Purple