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Recognised as Colour

#9AE231

  • #9AE231
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9AE231 is a green with RGB values 154, 226, 49 and HSL 84°, 75%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9AE231#9AE231
HEX#9AE231
RGBrgb(154, 226, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8863, 0.1922
RGB percentages60.4%, 88.6%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(84.4, 75.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.4, 78.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK31.9%, 0%, 78.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,150,449
CSS custom property--colour: #9AE231;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.3:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#651DCE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3CC44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9ED8C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.5Green yellow · ΔE 14.2Lawn green · ΔE 24.9Limegreen · ΔE 25Chartreuse · ΔE 25.8Pale green · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7931E2
Analogous#E2D231, #41E231
Triadic#319AE2, #E2319A
Split complementary#3141E2, #D231E2
Tetradic#31E2D2, #7931E2, #E23141

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2FBE4
Lighter +30%#DCF5B7
Lighter +20%#C6EF8A
Lighter +10%#B0E85E
Darker −10%#80C41C
Darker −20%#639815
Darker −30%#466B0F
Darker −40%#283E09
More saturated +25%#9FFF14
Less saturated −25%#95C54E

Channel breakdown

R154
G226
B49
Red154 (60.4%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue84.41°
Saturation (HSL)75.32%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9A · G E2 · B 31

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