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#99BC8A

#99bc8a ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#99bc8a is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 73.73% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.6% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 102°, with 27.17% saturation and 63.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4457

Complementary

  1. #99bc8a
  2. #ad8abc

Split complementary

  1. #99bc8a
  2. #948abc
  3. #bc8ab2

Analogous

  1. #b2bc8a
  2. #99bc8a
  3. #8abc94

Triadic

  1. #99bc8a
  2. #8a99bc
  3. #bc8a99

Tetradic

  1. #99bc8a
  2. #8abcad
  3. #ad8abc
  4. #bc8a99

Square

  1. #99bc8a
  2. #8ab2bc
  3. #ad8abc
  4. #bc948a

Monochromatic

  1. #4d6e3f
  2. #6f9f5b
  3. #99bc8a
  4. #c3d8bb
  5. #eef4eb

Shades

#99bc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99bc8a
  2. #8aa97c
  3. #7a966e
  4. #6b8461
  5. #5c7153
  6. #4d5e45
  7. #3d4b37
  8. #2e3829
  9. #1f261c
  10. #0f130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#99bc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99bc8a
  2. #a3c396
  3. #adc9a1
  4. #b8d0ad
  5. #c2d7b9
  6. #ccdec5
  7. #d6e4d0
  8. #e0ebdc
  9. #ebf2e8
  10. #f5f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99bc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99bc8a
  2. #97b689
  3. #94b088
  4. #92aa87
  5. #8fa486
  6. #8d9e85
  7. #8a9884
  8. #889283
  9. #858c82
  10. #838681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9b6a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b487 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab18c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98b8af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b788 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb58b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99baa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99bc8a {
  color: #99bc8a;
}
Background
.bg-99bc8a {
  background-color: #99bc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99bc8a {
  border: 2px solid #99bc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99bc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 188 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 27% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99bc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99bc8a, #8abc94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99bc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 188 138 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 2.77 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.96 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.44 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.74 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.28 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.41 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 10.04 #664375 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#99bc8a  rgb(153, 188, 138)  hsl(102, 27%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#ad8abc  rgb(173, 138, 188)  hsl(282, 27%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8a99bc  rgb(138, 153, 188)  hsl(222, 27%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#bc8a99  rgb(188, 138, 153)  hsl(342, 27%, 64%)  Puce