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Colour

#96C457

  • #96C457
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#96C457 is a green with RGB values 150, 196, 87 and HSL 85°, 48%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#96C457#96C457
HEX#96C457
RGBrgb(150, 196, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.7686, 0.3412
RGB percentages58.8%, 76.9%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(85.3, 48%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.3, 55.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK23.5%, 0%, 55.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,880,663
CSS custom property--colour: #96C457;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#693BA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDB84Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B55Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9ABCACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.5Olivedrab · ΔE 19.8Light green · ΔE 22.2Pale green · ΔE 25.2Dark khaki · ΔE 25.9Khaki · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8557C4
Analogous#C4BB57, #60C457
Triadic#5796C4, #C45796
Split complementary#5760C4, #BB57C4
Tetradic#57C4BB, #8557C4, #C45760

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F9EE
Lighter +30%#DDECC8
Lighter +20%#C5DFA2
Lighter +10%#AED17D
Darker −10%#7DAC3C
Darker −20%#61862F
Darker −30%#466022
Darker −40%#2A3A15
More saturated +25%#9AE03B
Less saturated −25%#92A873

Channel breakdown

R150
G196
B87
Red150 (58.8%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue85.32°
Saturation (HSL)48.02%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 96 · G C4 · B 57

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