Colour

#9BB855

#9BB855
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#9BB855 is a green with RGB values 155, 184, 85 and HSL 78°, 41%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#9BB855

RGBrgb(155, 184, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7216, 0.3333

RGB percentages60.8%, 72.2%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(77.6, 41.1%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(77.6, 53.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK15.8%, 0%, 53.8%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,205,269

CSS custom property--colour: #9BB855;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#6447AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C1AE4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEAD5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A1B0A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 16.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.1 Yellow green · ΔE 24.5 Olive · ΔE 24.8 Khaki · ΔE 25.4 Light green · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7255B8

Analogous#B8A355, #6AB855

Triadic#559BB8, #B8559B

Split complementary#556AB8, #A355B8

Tetradic#55B8A3, #7255B8, #B8556A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F4E5

Lighter +30%#DAE5C1

Lighter +20%#C5D69D

Lighter +10%#B0C779

Darker −10%#809A40

Darker −20%#627631

Darker −30%#445222

Darker −40%#262E13

More saturated +25%#A7D637

Less saturated −25%#8F9A73

Channel breakdown

R155

G184

B85

Red155 (60.8%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue77.58°

Saturation (HSL)41.08%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9B · G B8 · B 55

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