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#9FB235

#9fb235 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9fb235 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 69.8% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.22% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 69.12°, with 54.11% saturation and 45.29% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.3947

Complementary

  1. #9fb235
  2. #4835b2

Split complementary

  1. #9fb235
  2. #3560b2
  3. #8635b2

Analogous

  1. #b28635
  2. #9fb235
  3. #60b235

Triadic

  1. #9fb235
  2. #359fb2
  3. #b2359f

Tetradic

  1. #9fb235
  2. #35b248
  3. #4835b2
  4. #b2359f

Square

  1. #9fb235
  2. #35b286
  3. #4835b2
  4. #b23560

Monochromatic

  1. #363c12
  2. #6a7723
  3. #9fb235
  4. #c0d163
  5. #d8e29e

Shades

#9fb235 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fb235
  2. #8fa030
  3. #7f8e2a
  4. #6f7d25
  5. #5f6b20
  6. #50591b
  7. #404715
  8. #303510
  9. #20240b
  10. #101205
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fb235 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fb235
  2. #a9ba49
  3. #b2c15d
  4. #bcc972
  5. #c5d186
  6. #cfd99a
  7. #d9e0ae
  8. #e2e8c2
  9. #ecf0d7
  10. #f5f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fb235 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fb235
  2. #9cad3d
  3. #99a844
  4. #96a34c
  5. #939e53
  6. #90995b
  7. #8c9462
  8. #898f6a
  9. #868a71
  10. #838579
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5ac89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea820 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca93f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9a899 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2ac2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1ad3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5ac7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fb235 {
  color: #9fb235;
}
Background
.bg-9fb235 {
  background-color: #9fb235;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fb235 {
  border: 2px solid #9fb235;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fb235;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 178 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 54% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fb235 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fb235, #60b235);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fb235 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 178 53 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.49 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.08 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.94 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.01 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.83 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.11 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.32 #604dca Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#9fb235  rgb(159, 178, 53)  hsl(69, 54%, 45%)  Apple Green
#4835b2  rgb(72, 53, 178)  hsl(249, 54%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#359fb2  rgb(53, 159, 178)  hsl(189, 54%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#b2359f  rgb(178, 53, 159)  hsl(309, 54%, 45%)  Purpureus