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Recognised as Colour

#96BC59

  • #96BC59
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#96BC59 is a green with RGB values 150, 188, 89 and HSL 83°, 42%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#96BC59#96BC59
HEX#96BC59
RGBrgb(150, 188, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7373, 0.349
RGB percentages58.8%, 73.7%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(83, 42.5%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(83, 52.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK20.2%, 0%, 52.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,878,617
CSS custom property--colour: #96BC59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#6943A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5B150no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAF5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#9BB4A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 17.5Dark khaki · ΔE 21Yellow green · ΔE 23.6Light green · ΔE 24.6Khaki · ΔE 27.2Olive · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 17.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F59BC
Analogous#BCB159, #65BC59
Triadic#5996BC, #BC5996
Split complementary#5965BC, #B059BC
Tetradic#59BCB0, #7F59BC, #BC5965

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F7EA
Lighter +30%#DBE8C6
Lighter +20%#C4D9A2
Lighter +10%#ADCB7D
Darker −10%#7CA141
Darker −20%#607D32
Darker −30%#445824
Darker −40%#283415
More saturated +25%#9DD93C
Less saturated −25%#8F9F76

Channel breakdown

R150
G188
B89
Red150 (58.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue83.03°
Saturation (HSL)42.49%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G BC · B 59

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