Colour

#9ACD32

#9ACD32
Green
Light
Named: Yellow green

#9ACD32 is the CSS colour green with RGB values 154, 205, 50 and HSL 80°, 61%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9ACD32#9ACD32

HEX#9ACD32

RGBrgb(154, 205, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8039, 0.1961

RGB percentages60.4%, 80.4%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(79.7, 60.8%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(79.7, 75.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK24.9%, 0%, 75.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,145,074

CSS custom property--colour: #9ACD32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#6532CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8BF0Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1BC41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A0C3B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 0 Green yellow · ΔE 26.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.3 Limegreen · ΔE 29.8 Light green · ΔE 32.4 Pale green · ΔE 33.1

This is a named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)exact match

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableyellowgreen

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6532CD

Analogous#CDB332, #4CCD32

Triadic#329ACD, #CD329A

Split complementary#324CCD, #B332CD

Tetradic#32CDB3, #6532CD, #CD324C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EBF5D6

Lighter +30%#D7EBAD

Lighter +20%#C2E184

Lighter +10%#AED75B

Darker −10%#7BA428

Darker −20%#5C7B1E

Darker −30%#3E5214

Darker −40%#1F290A

More saturated +25%#A5ED12

Less saturated −25%#8FAD52

Channel breakdown

R154

G205

B50

Red154 (60.4%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue79.74°

Saturation (HSL)60.78%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9A · G CD · B 32

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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