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#9BB669

#9bb669 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9bb669 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 71.37% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.31% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 81.04°, with 34.53% saturation and 56.27% 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 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4144

Complementary

  1. #9bb669
  2. #8469b6

Split complementary

  1. #9bb669
  2. #6974b6
  3. #aa69b6

Analogous

  1. #b6aa69
  2. #9bb669
  3. #74b669

Triadic

  1. #9bb669
  2. #699bb6
  3. #b6699b

Tetradic

  1. #9bb669
  2. #69b684
  3. #8469b6
  4. #b6699b

Square

  1. #9bb669
  2. #69b6aa
  3. #8469b6
  4. #b66974

Monochromatic

  1. #4a5a2c
  2. #748e45
  3. #9bb669
  4. #bdcf9c
  5. #e0e8d0

Shades

#9bb669 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9bb669
  2. #8ca45f
  3. #7c9254
  4. #6d7f4a
  5. #5d6d3f
  6. #4e5b35
  7. #3e492a
  8. #2f3720
  9. #1f2415
  10. #10120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#9bb669 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9bb669
  2. #a5bd78
  3. #afc587
  4. #b9cc96
  5. #c3d3a5
  6. #cddbb4
  7. #d7e2c3
  8. #e1e9d2
  9. #ebf0e1
  10. #f5f8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9bb669 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9bb669
  2. #98b16b
  3. #96ab6e
  4. #93a670
  5. #90a072
  6. #8e9b75
  7. #8b9677
  8. #889079
  9. #858b7b
  10. #83857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6b096 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bead63 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baac6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0afa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b165 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb06b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eb290 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9bb669 {
  color: #9bb669;
}
Background
.bg-9bb669 {
  background-color: #9bb669;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9bb669 {
  border: 2px solid #9bb669;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9bb669;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 182 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 35% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9bb669 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9bb669, #74b669);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9bb669 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 182 105 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 2.03 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.28 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.48 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.31 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.52 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.93 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.16 #644996 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Olivine
#9bb669  rgb(155, 182, 105)  hsl(81, 35%, 56%)  Olivine
#8469b6  rgb(132, 105, 182)  hsl(261, 35%, 56%)  Amethyst
#699bb6  rgb(105, 155, 182)  hsl(201, 35%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue
#b6699b  rgb(182, 105, 155)  hsl(321, 35%, 56%)  Sky Magenta