Recognised as Colour
#9BBD2E
- #9BBD2E
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#9BBD2E is a green with RGB values 155, 189, 46 and HSL 74°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#9BBD2E#9BBD2E
HEX#9BBD2E
RGBrgb(155, 189, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7412, 0.1804
RGB percentages60.8%, 74.1%, 18%
HSLhsl(74.3, 60.9%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(74.3, 75.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK18%, 0%, 75.7%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,206,510
CSS custom property--colour: #9BBD2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#6442D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#502EBD
Analogous#BD982E, #53BD2E
Triadic#2E9BBD, #BD2E9B
Split complementary#2E53BD, #982EBD
Tetradic#2EBD98, #502EBD, #BD2E53
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G189
B46
Red155 (60.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue74.27°
Saturation (HSL)60.85%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G BD · B 2E
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