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Recognised as Colour

#9BC99E

  • #9BC99E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9BC99E is a green with RGB values 155, 201, 158 and HSL 124°, 30%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9BC99E#9BC99E
HEX#9BC99E
RGBrgb(155, 201, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7882, 0.6196
RGB percentages60.8%, 78.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(123.9, 29.9%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(123.9, 22.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK22.9%, 0%, 21.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,209,694
CSS custom property--colour: #9BC99E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#643661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBC19Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3BCA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#96C7BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 4.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.9Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 26.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 26.9Dark khaki · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 4.92, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C99BC6
Analogous#AFC99B, #9BC9B5
Triadic#9E9BC9, #C99E9B
Split complementary#B59BC9, #C99BAF
Tetradic#9BAFC9, #C99BC6, #C9B59B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFE
Lighter +20%#DDEDDE
Lighter +10%#BCDBBE
Darker −10%#7AB77E
Darker −20%#59A55E
Darker −30%#47844B
Darker −40%#356338
More saturated +25%#88DC8D
Less saturated −25%#AEB6AF

Channel breakdown

R155
G201
B158
Red155 (60.8%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue123.91°
Saturation (HSL)29.87%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G C9 · B 9E

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