Colour

#9BCD66

#9BCD66
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#9BCD66 is a green with RGB values 155, 205, 102 and HSL 89°, 51%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

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HEX#9BCD66

RGBrgb(155, 205, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8039, 0.4

RGB percentages60.8%, 80.4%, 40%

HSLhsl(89.1, 50.7%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(89.1, 50.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK24.4%, 0%, 50.2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,210,662

CSS custom property--colour: #9BCD66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1

Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#643299

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5C15Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CEBD6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9EC6B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 18.2 Yellow green · ΔE 21.4 Pale green · ΔE 21.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 23.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.8 Khaki · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 18.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9866CD

Analogous#CDCC66, #67CD66

Triadic#669BCD, #CD669B

Split complementary#6667CD, #CC66CD

Tetradic#66CDCC, #9866CD, #CD6667

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6F3D9

Lighter +20%#CDE6B3

Lighter +10%#B4DA8C

Darker −10%#82C040

Darker −20%#689B32

Darker −30%#4E7426

Darker −40%#344E19

More saturated +25%#9CE64D

Less saturated −25%#9AB47F

Channel breakdown

R155

G205

B102

Red155 (60.8%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue89.13°

Saturation (HSL)50.74%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9B · G CD · B 66

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