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#A9BB99

#a9bb99 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a9bb99 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.18% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 91.76°, with 20% saturation and 66.67% 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 10.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 6.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4628

Complementary

  1. #a9bb99
  2. #ab99bb

Split complementary

  1. #a9bb99
  2. #9a99bb
  3. #bb99ba

Analogous

  1. #babb99
  2. #a9bb99
  3. #99bb9a

Triadic

  1. #a9bb99
  2. #99a9bb
  3. #bb99a9

Tetradic

  1. #a9bb99
  2. #99bbab
  3. #ab99bb
  4. #bb99a9

Square

  1. #a9bb99
  2. #99babb
  3. #ab99bb
  4. #bb9a99

Monochromatic

  1. #5c704b
  2. #829c6b
  3. #a9bb99
  4. #d0dac7
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#a9bb99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9bb99
  2. #98a88a
  3. #87967a
  4. #76836b
  5. #65705c
  6. #555e4d
  7. #444b3d
  8. #33382e
  9. #22251f
  10. #11130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9bb99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9bb99
  2. #b2c2a3
  3. #bac9ad
  4. #c3cfb8
  5. #cbd6c2
  6. #d4ddcc
  7. #dde4d6
  8. #e5ebe0
  9. #eef1eb
  10. #f6f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9bb99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9bb99
  2. #a5b597
  3. #a1af94
  4. #9da992
  5. #99a38f
  6. #959e8d
  7. #90988a
  8. #8c9288
  9. #888c85
  10. #848683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b8ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfb697 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb59a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aab8b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b898 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b79a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aab9a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9bb99 {
  color: #a9bb99;
}
Background
.bg-a9bb99 {
  background-color: #a9bb99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9bb99 {
  border: 2px solid #a9bb99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9bb99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 187 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 20% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9bb99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9bb99, #99bb9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9bb99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 187 153 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.81 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.30 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.79 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.32 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.93 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.38 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 11.08 #564466 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#a9bb99  rgb(169, 187, 153)  hsl(92, 20%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#ab99bb  rgb(171, 153, 187)  hsl(272, 20%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#99a9bb  rgb(153, 169, 187)  hsl(212, 20%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#bb99a9  rgb(187, 153, 169)  hsl(332, 20%, 67%)  Pastel Purple