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#9CB303

#9cb303 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9cb303 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 70.2% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.32% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 67.84°, with 96.7% saturation and 35.69% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.3931

Complementary

  1. #9cb303
  2. #1a03b3

Split complementary

  1. #9cb303
  2. #0344b3
  3. #7203b3

Analogous

  1. #b37203
  2. #9cb303
  3. #44b303

Triadic

  1. #9cb303
  2. #039cb3
  3. #b3039c

Tetradic

  1. #9cb303
  2. #03b31a
  3. #1a03b3
  4. #b3039c

Square

  1. #9cb303
  2. #03b372
  3. #1a03b3
  4. #b30344

Monochromatic

  1. #191d00
  2. #5a6802
  3. #9cb303
  4. #dbfb08
  5. #e6fc53

Shades

#9cb303 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cb303
  2. #8ca103
  3. #7d8f02
  4. #6d7d02
  5. #5e6b02
  6. #4e5a02
  7. #3e4801
  8. #2f3601
  9. #1f2401
  10. #101200
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cb303 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cb303
  2. #a6bb1c
  3. #b0c235
  4. #baca4f
  5. #c4d168
  6. #ced981
  7. #d7e19a
  8. #e1e8b3
  9. #ebf0cd
  10. #f5f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cb303 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cb303
  2. #99ae10
  3. #96a91c
  4. #94a429
  5. #919f35
  6. #8e9a42
  7. #8b944e
  8. #888f5b
  9. #868a67
  10. #838574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4ad85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0a800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda922 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6a898 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2ad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1ad1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2ad78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cb303 {
  color: #9cb303;
}
Background
.bg-9cb303 {
  background-color: #9cb303;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cb303 {
  border: 2px solid #9cb303;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cb303;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 179 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 97% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cb303 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cb303, #44b303);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cb303 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 179 3 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.48 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.97 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.19 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.53 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.72 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 12.32 #634cfc Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9cb303  rgb(156, 179, 3)  hsl(68, 97%, 36%)  Apple Green
#1a03b3  rgb(26, 3, 179)  hsl(248, 97%, 36%)  Zaffre
#039cb3  rgb(3, 156, 179)  hsl(188, 97%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#b3039c  rgb(179, 3, 156)  hsl(308, 97%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red