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Recognised as Colour

#9BC779

  • #9BC779
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9BC779 is a green with RGB values 155, 199, 121 and HSL 94°, 41%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9BC779#9BC779
HEX#9BC779
RGBrgb(155, 199, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7804, 0.4745
RGB percentages60.8%, 78%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(93.8, 41.1%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.8, 39.2%, 78%)
CMYK22.1%, 0%, 39.2%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,209,145
CSS custom property--colour: #9BC779;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#643886

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDBC73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B97Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9CC1B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.4Dark khaki · ΔE 20.3Light green · ΔE 21.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.6Pale green · ΔE 25.4Olivedrab · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 17.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A579C7
Analogous#C2C779, #79C77E
Triadic#799BC7, #C7799B
Split complementary#7E79C7, #C779C2
Tetradic#79C2C7, #A579C7, #C77E79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF4E5
Lighter +20%#D1E5C1
Lighter +10%#B6D69D
Darker −10%#80B855
Darker −20%#679A40
Darker −30%#4F7631
Darker −40%#375222
More saturated +25%#98DF61
Less saturated −25%#9EAF91

Channel breakdown

R155
G199
B121
Red155 (60.8%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue93.85°
Saturation (HSL)41.05%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G C7 · B 79

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