Colour

#9AD85B

#9AD85B
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#9AD85B is a green with RGB values 154, 216, 91 and HSL 90°, 62%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9AD85B#9AD85B

HEX#9AD85B

RGBrgb(154, 216, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8471, 0.3569

RGB percentages60.4%, 84.7%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(89.8, 61.6%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(89.8, 57.9%, 84.7%)

CMYK28.7%, 0%, 57.9%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,147,931

CSS custom property--colour: #9AD85B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#6527A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1C94Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C564no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9CD0BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.9 Light green · ΔE 19.6 Pale green · ΔE 20.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.3 Limegreen · ΔE 29.1 Forest green · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#995BD8

Analogous#D8D75B, #5CD85B

Triadic#5B9AD8, #D85B9A

Split complementary#5B5BD8, #D75BD8

Tetradic#5BD8D7, #995BD8, #D85B5C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6F5D7

Lighter +20%#CDECAD

Lighter +10%#B3E284

Darker −10%#81CE32

Darker −20%#67A627

Darker −30%#4D7C1E

Darker −40%#345314

More saturated +25%#9AF142

Less saturated −25%#9ABF74

Channel breakdown

R154

G216

B91

Red154 (60.4%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue89.76°

Saturation (HSL)61.58%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9A · G D8 · B 5B

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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