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Recognised as Colour

#9AC556

  • #9AC556
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9AC556 is a green with RGB values 154, 197, 86 and HSL 83°, 49%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9AC556#9AC556
HEX#9AC556
RGBrgb(154, 197, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7725, 0.3373
RGB percentages60.4%, 77.3%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(83.2, 48.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(83.2, 56.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK21.8%, 0%, 56.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,143,062
CSS custom property--colour: #9AC556;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#653AA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEB94Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B65Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9FBDADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.6Olivedrab · ΔE 20.2Light green · ΔE 23.1Dark khaki · ΔE 25.5Pale green · ΔE 26Khaki · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8156C5
Analogous#C5B856, #63C556
Triadic#569AC5, #C5569A
Split complementary#5663C5, #B956C5
Tetradic#56C5B8, #8156C5, #C55663

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F9EE
Lighter +30%#DEECC8
Lighter +20%#C7DFA2
Lighter +10%#B1D27C
Darker −10%#81AD3B
Darker −20%#64872E
Darker −30%#486121
Darker −40%#2C3B14
More saturated +25%#A0E13A
Less saturated −25%#94A972

Channel breakdown

R154
G197
B86
Red154 (60.4%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue83.24°
Saturation (HSL)48.9%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9A · G C5 · B 56

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