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#AABB9B

#aabb9b ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aabb9b is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 73.33% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.11% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 91.88°, with 19.05% saturation and 67.06% 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 7.32.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4645

Complementary

  1. #aabb9b
  2. #ac9bbb

Split complementary

  1. #aabb9b
  2. #9c9bbb
  3. #bb9bba

Analogous

  1. #babb9b
  2. #aabb9b
  3. #9bbb9c

Triadic

  1. #aabb9b
  2. #9baabb
  3. #bb9baa

Tetradic

  1. #aabb9b
  2. #9bbbac
  3. #ac9bbb
  4. #bb9baa

Square

  1. #aabb9b
  2. #9bbabb
  3. #ac9bbb
  4. #bb9c9b

Monochromatic

  1. #5d714d
  2. #839c6d
  3. #aabb9b
  4. #d1dac9
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#aabb9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aabb9b
  2. #99a88c
  3. #88967c
  4. #77836d
  5. #66705d
  6. #555e4e
  7. #444b3e
  8. #33382f
  9. #22251f
  10. #111310
  11. #000000

Tints

#aabb9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aabb9b
  2. #b3c2a5
  3. #bbc9af
  4. #c4cfb9
  5. #ccd6c3
  6. #d5ddcd
  7. #dde4d7
  8. #e6ebe1
  9. #eef1eb
  10. #f7f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aabb9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aabb9b
  2. #a6b598
  3. #a2af96
  4. #9da993
  5. #99a390
  6. #959e8e
  7. #91988b
  8. #8d9288
  9. #888c85
  10. #848683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b8ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beb699 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb59c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abb8b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b89a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b79c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abb9a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aabb9b {
  color: #aabb9b;
}
Background
.bg-aabb9b {
  background-color: #aabb9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aabb9b {
  border: 2px solid #aabb9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aabb9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 187 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 19% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aabb9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aabb9b, #9bbb9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aabb9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 187 155 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.32 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.35 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.70 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.39 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.90 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.47 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 11.38 #554464 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#aabb9b  rgb(170, 187, 155)  hsl(92, 19%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#ac9bbb  rgb(172, 155, 187)  hsl(272, 19%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#9baabb  rgb(155, 170, 187)  hsl(212, 19%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#bb9baa  rgb(187, 155, 170)  hsl(332, 19%, 67%)  Pastel Purple