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Recognised as Colour

#9AE436

  • #9AE436
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9AE436 is a green with RGB values 154, 228, 54 and HSL 86°, 76%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9AE436#9AE436
HEX#9AE436
RGBrgb(154, 228, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.8941, 0.2118
RGB percentages60.4%, 89.4%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(85.5, 76.3%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.5, 76.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK32.5%, 0%, 76.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,150,966
CSS custom property--colour: #9AE436;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.52:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#651BC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EED301no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4CE48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#9EDAC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.9Green yellow · ΔE 14.2Limegreen · ΔE 24.4Lawn green · ΔE 24.8Chartreuse · ΔE 25.6Pale green · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8036E4
Analogous#E4D736, #43E436
Triadic#369AE4, #E4369A
Split complementary#3643E4, #D736E4
Tetradic#36E4D7, #8036E4, #E43643

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FCEA
Lighter +30%#DEF6BD
Lighter +20%#C7F090
Lighter +10%#B1EA63
Darker −10%#81CC1B
Darker −20%#649F15
Darker −30%#48720F
Darker −40%#2B4509
More saturated +25%#9EFF1B
Less saturated −25%#96C853

Channel breakdown

R154
G228
B54
Red154 (60.4%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue85.52°
Saturation (HSL)76.32%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9A · G E4 · B 36

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