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#9BB00A

#9bb00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9bb00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 67.59°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% 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 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3804

Complementary

  1. #9bb00a
  2. #1f0ab0

Split complementary

  1. #9bb00a
  2. #0a48b0
  3. #720ab0

Analogous

  1. #b0720a
  2. #9bb00a
  3. #48b00a

Triadic

  1. #9bb00a
  2. #0a9bb0
  3. #b00a9b

Tetradic

  1. #9bb00a
  2. #0ab01f
  3. #1f0ab0
  4. #b00a9b

Square

  1. #9bb00a
  2. #0ab072
  3. #1f0ab0
  4. #b00a48

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1f02
  2. #5b6806
  3. #9bb00a
  4. #d6f215
  5. #e3f65d

Shades

#9bb00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bb00a
  2. #8c9e09
  3. #7c8d08
  4. #6d7b07
  5. #5d6a06
  6. #4e5805
  7. #3e4604
  8. #2f3503
  9. #1f2302
  10. #101201
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bb00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bb00a
  2. #a5b823
  3. #afc03b
  4. #b9c854
  5. #c3d06c
  6. #cdd885
  7. #d7df9d
  8. #e1e7b6
  9. #ebefce
  10. #f5f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bb00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bb00a
  2. #98ab16
  3. #96a622
  4. #93a22d
  5. #909d39
  6. #8e9845
  7. #8b9351
  8. #888e5d
  9. #858a68
  10. #838574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2aa84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa724 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5a695 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0aa00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afaa1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1aa76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bb00a {
  color: #9bb00a;
}
Background
.bg-9bb00a {
  background-color: #9bb00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bb00a {
  border: 2px solid #9bb00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bb00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bb00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bb00a, #48b00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bb00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.86 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.68 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.67 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.95 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 11.21 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.47 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.35 #644ff5 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9bb00a  rgb(155, 176, 10)  hsl(68, 89%, 36%)  Apple Green
#1f0ab0  rgb(31, 10, 176)  hsl(248, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0a9bb0  rgb(10, 155, 176)  hsl(188, 89%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#b00a9b  rgb(176, 10, 155)  hsl(308, 89%, 36%)  Dark Magenta