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#9CC299

#9cc299 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9cc299 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 76.08% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.13% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 115.61°, with 25.15% saturation and 68.04% 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 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4795

Complementary

  1. #9cc299
  2. #bf99c2

Split complementary

  1. #9cc299
  2. #ab99c2
  3. #c299b1

Analogous

  1. #b1c299
  2. #9cc299
  3. #99c2ab

Triadic

  1. #9cc299
  2. #999cc2
  3. #c2999c

Tetradic

  1. #9cc299
  2. #99c2bf
  3. #bf99c2
  4. #c2999c

Square

  1. #9cc299
  2. #99b1c2
  3. #bf99c2
  4. #c2ab99

Monochromatic

  1. #4c7949
  2. #6ea569
  3. #9cc299
  4. #cadfc9
  5. #f3f7f2

Shades

#9cc299 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9cc299
  2. #8caf8a
  3. #7d9b7a
  4. #6d886b
  5. #5e745c
  6. #4e614d
  7. #3e4e3d
  8. #2f3a2e
  9. #1f271f
  10. #10130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#9cc299 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9cc299
  2. #a6c8a3
  3. #b0cead
  4. #bad4b8
  5. #c4dac2
  6. #cee1cc
  7. #d7e7d6
  8. #e1ede0
  9. #ebf3eb
  10. #f5f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9cc299 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9cc299
  2. #99bb97
  3. #96b594
  4. #94ae92
  5. #91a88f
  6. #8ea18d
  7. #8b9a8a
  8. #889488
  9. #868d85
  10. #838783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aebcac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ba97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb79b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99bfb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5be98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1bb9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ac0ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9cc299 {
  color: #9cc299;
}
Background
.bg-9cc299 {
  background-color: #9cc299;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9cc299 {
  border: 2px solid #9cc299;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9cc299;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 194 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 116 25% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9cc299 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cc299, #99c2ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9cc299 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 194 153 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 2.61 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.58 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.92 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.89 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.18 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.25 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.46 #633d66 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#9cc299  rgb(156, 194, 153)  hsl(116, 25%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#bf99c2  rgb(191, 153, 194)  hsl(296, 25%, 68%)  Lilac
#999cc2  rgb(153, 156, 194)  hsl(236, 25%, 68%)  Cool Gray
#c2999c  rgb(194, 153, 156)  hsl(356, 25%, 68%)  Rosy Brown