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Recognised as Colour

#9ACA38

  • #9ACA38
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9ACA38 is a green with RGB values 154, 202, 56 and HSL 80°, 58%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9ACA38#9ACA38
HEX#9ACA38
RGBrgb(154, 202, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.7922, 0.2196
RGB percentages60.4%, 79.2%, 22%
HSLhsl(79.7, 57.9%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.7, 72.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK23.8%, 0%, 72.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,144,312
CSS custom property--colour: #9ACA38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#6535C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BC1Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEBA45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A0C1AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 3.4Olivedrab · ΔE 26.6Green yellow · ΔE 29.2Light green · ΔE 30.6Limegreen · ΔE 31.1Pale green · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 3.38, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6838CA
Analogous#CAB138, #51CA38
Triadic#389ACA, #CA389A
Split complementary#3851CA, #B138CA
Tetradic#38CAB1, #6838CA, #CA3851

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF5D9
Lighter +30%#D7EAB1
Lighter +20%#C3DF89
Lighter +10%#AED560
Darker −10%#7CA32C
Darker −20%#5D7B21
Darker −30%#3F5316
Darker −40%#202B0B
More saturated +25%#A5E919
Less saturated −25%#8FAB58

Channel breakdown

R154
G202
B56
Red154 (60.4%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue79.73°
Saturation (HSL)57.94%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9A · G CA · B 38

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