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#9EC00F

#9ec00f ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9ec00f is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 75.29% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.19% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 71.53°, with 85.51% saturation and 40.59% 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 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.45

Complementary

  1. #9ec00f
  2. #310fc0

Split complementary

  1. #9ec00f
  2. #0f45c0
  3. #8a0fc0

Analogous

  1. #c08a0f
  2. #9ec00f
  3. #45c00f

Triadic

  1. #9ec00f
  2. #0f9ec0
  3. #c00f9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ec00f
  2. #0fc031
  3. #310fc0
  4. #c00f9e

Square

  1. #9ec00f
  2. #0fc08a
  3. #310fc0
  4. #c00f45

Monochromatic

  1. #293204
  2. #647909
  3. #9ec00f
  4. #c9ef2d
  5. #dbf474

Shades

#9ec00f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ec00f
  2. #8ead0e
  3. #7e9a0c
  4. #6f860b
  5. #5f7309
  6. #4f6008
  7. #3f4d06
  8. #2f3a05
  9. #202603
  10. #101302
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ec00f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ec00f
  2. #a8c627
  3. #b1cd3f
  4. #bbd357
  5. #c5d96f
  6. #cfe087
  7. #d8e69f
  8. #e2ecb7
  9. #ecf2cf
  10. #f5f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ec00f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ec00f
  2. #9bba1a
  3. #98b326
  4. #95ad31
  5. #92a63c
  6. #8fa048
  7. #8c9a53
  8. #89935e
  9. #868d69
  10. #838675
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abb88e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b32a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7b5a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b822 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4ba82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ec00f {
  color: #9ec00f;
}
Background
.bg-9ec00f {
  background-color: #9ec00f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ec00f {
  border: 2px solid #9ec00f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ec00f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 192 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 86% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ec00f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ec00f, #45c00f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ec00f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 192 15 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.42 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.53 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.60 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.85 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 11.31 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.66 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.76 #613ff0 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9ec00f  rgb(158, 192, 15)  hsl(72, 86%, 41%)  Apple Green
#310fc0  rgb(49, 15, 192)  hsl(252, 86%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#0f9ec0  rgb(15, 158, 192)  hsl(192, 86%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#c00f9e  rgb(192, 15, 158)  hsl(312, 86%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red