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#9EC79D

#9ec79d ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9ec79d is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 78.04% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.11% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 118.57°, with 27.27% saturation and 69.8% 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5055

Complementary

  1. #9ec79d
  2. #c69dc7

Split complementary

  1. #9ec79d
  2. #b19dc7
  3. #c79db3

Analogous

  1. #b3c79d
  2. #9ec79d
  3. #9dc7b1

Triadic

  1. #9ec79d
  2. #9d9ec7
  3. #c79d9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ec79d
  2. #9dc7c6
  3. #c69dc7
  4. #c79d9e

Square

  1. #9ec79d
  2. #9db3c7
  3. #c69dc7
  4. #c7b19d

Monochromatic

  1. #4b814a
  2. #6eab6c
  3. #9ec79d
  4. #cee3ce
  5. #f2f8f2

Shades

#9ec79d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ec79d
  2. #8eb38d
  3. #7e9f7e
  4. #6f8b6e
  5. #5f775e
  6. #4f644f
  7. #3f503f
  8. #2f3c2f
  9. #20281f
  10. #101410
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ec79d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ec79d
  2. #a8cda7
  3. #b1d2b1
  4. #bbd8ba
  5. #c5ddc4
  6. #cfe3ce
  7. #d8e9d8
  8. #e2eee2
  9. #ecf4eb
  10. #f5f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ec79d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ec79d
  2. #9bc09a
  3. #98b997
  4. #95b294
  5. #92ab91
  6. #8fa48f
  7. #8c9c8c
  8. #899589
  9. #868e86
  10. #838783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1c1b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9bf9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2bb9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9ac4bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c29c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5c09e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9cc5b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ec79d {
  color: #9ec79d;
}
Background
.bg-9ec79d {
  background-color: #9ec79d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ec79d {
  border: 2px solid #9ec79d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ec79d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 199 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 119 27% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ec79d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ec79d, #9dc7b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ec79d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 199 157 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 3.38 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.29 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.02 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.35 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.44 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.85 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 9.92 #613862 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#9ec79d  rgb(158, 199, 157)  hsl(119, 27%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#c69dc7  rgb(198, 157, 199)  hsl(299, 27%, 70%)  Lilac
#9d9ec7  rgb(157, 158, 199)  hsl(239, 27%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#c79d9e  rgb(199, 157, 158)  hsl(359, 27%, 70%)  Rosy Brown