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#ABC409

#abc409 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#abc409 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 76.86% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.41% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 68.02°, with 91.22% saturation and 40.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4816

Complementary

  1. #abc409
  2. #2209c4

Split complementary

  1. #abc409
  2. #094ec4
  3. #8009c4

Analogous

  1. #c48009
  2. #abc409
  3. #4ec409

Triadic

  1. #abc409
  2. #09abc4
  3. #c409ab

Tetradic

  1. #abc409
  2. #09c422
  3. #2209c4
  4. #c409ab

Square

  1. #abc409
  2. #09c480
  3. #2209c4
  4. #c4094e

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3202
  2. #6b7b06
  3. #abc409
  4. #d9f525
  5. #e6f86e

Shades

#abc409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abc409
  2. #9ab008
  3. #899d07
  4. #788906
  5. #677605
  6. #566205
  7. #444e04
  8. #333b03
  9. #222702
  10. #111401
  11. #000000

Tints

#abc409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abc409
  2. #b3ca22
  3. #bcd03a
  4. #c4d653
  5. #cddc6b
  6. #d5e284
  7. #dde79d
  8. #e6edb5
  9. #eef3ce
  10. #f7f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abc409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abc409
  2. #a7bd15
  3. #a2b621
  4. #9eb02d
  5. #9aa939
  6. #96a245
  7. #919b50
  8. #8d945c
  9. #898e68
  10. #848774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3bd93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb928 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6b9a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2be1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2bd84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abc409 {
  color: #abc409;
}
Background
.bg-abc409 {
  background-color: #abc409;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abc409 {
  border: 2px solid #abc409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abc409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 196 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 91% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abc409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abc409, #4ec409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abc409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 196 9 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.74 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.77 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.88 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.85 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 11.25 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.52 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.64 #543bf6 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#abc409  rgb(171, 196, 9)  hsl(68, 91%, 40%)  Apple Green
#2209c4  rgb(34, 9, 196)  hsl(248, 91%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#09abc4  rgb(9, 171, 196)  hsl(188, 91%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#c409ab  rgb(196, 9, 171)  hsl(308, 91%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red