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Recognised as Colour

#9BCB66

  • #9BCB66
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#9BCB66 is a green with RGB values 155, 203, 102 and HSL 89°, 49%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#9BCB66#9BCB66
HEX#9BCB66
RGBrgb(155, 203, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7961, 0.4
RGB percentages60.8%, 79.6%, 40%
HSLhsl(88.5, 49.3%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88.5, 49.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK23.6%, 0%, 49.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,210,150
CSS custom property--colour: #9BCB66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#643499

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3BF5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCBB6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9EC4B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 18.9Pale green · ΔE 22.2Yellow green · ΔE 22.2Olivedrab · ΔE 22.7Dark khaki · ΔE 24.6Khaki · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9666CB
Analogous#CBC866, #69CB66
Triadic#669BCB, #CB669B
Split complementary#6669CB, #C866CB
Tetradic#66CBC8, #9666CB, #CB6669

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFE
Lighter +30%#E6F2D8
Lighter +20%#CDE5B2
Lighter +10%#B4D88C
Darker −10%#82BE40
Darker −20%#689833
Darker −30%#4E7127
Darker −40%#344B1A
More saturated +25%#9CE54C
Less saturated −25%#9AB180

Channel breakdown

R155
G203
B102
Red155 (60.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue88.51°
Saturation (HSL)49.27%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G CB · B 66

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