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Recognised as Colour

#9BCA31

  • #9BCA31
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9BCA31 is a green with RGB values 155, 202, 49 and HSL 78°, 61%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9BCA31#9BCA31
HEX#9BCA31
RGBrgb(155, 202, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7922, 0.1922
RGB percentages60.8%, 79.2%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(78.4, 61%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.4, 75.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK23.3%, 0%, 75.7%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,209,841
CSS custom property--colour: #9BCA31;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.89:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#6435CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BC09no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFBA40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A2C0ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 1.9Green yellow · ΔE 27.8Olivedrab · ΔE 27.9Limegreen · ΔE 31.3Light green · ΔE 32.7Pale green · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 1.92, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6031CA
Analogous#CAAD31, #4ECA31
Triadic#319BCA, #CA319B
Split complementary#314ECA, #AD31CA
Tetradic#31CAAD, #6031CA, #CA314E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF4D3
Lighter +30%#D6EAAA
Lighter +20%#C3E081
Lighter +10%#AFD658
Darker −10%#7CA127
Darker −20%#5C781D
Darker −30%#3D4F13
Darker −40%#1D2609
More saturated +25%#A7E912
Less saturated −25%#8FAB50

Channel breakdown

R155
G202
B49
Red155 (60.8%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue78.43°
Saturation (HSL)60.96%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G CA · B 31

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