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Recognised as Colour

#9BD520

  • #9BD520
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9BD520 is a green with RGB values 155, 213, 32 and HSL 79°, 74%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9BD520#9BD520
HEX#9BD520
RGBrgb(155, 213, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8353, 0.1255
RGB percentages60.8%, 83.5%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(79.2, 73.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.2, 85%, 83.5%)
CMYK27.2%, 0%, 85%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,212,640
CSS custom property--colour: #9BD520;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#642ADF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C237no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A1CBB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.2Green yellow · ΔE 18.8Limegreen · ΔE 28.7Lawn green · ΔE 30.1Chartreuse · ΔE 31Yellow · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.24, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A20D5
Analogous#D5B520, #40D520
Triadic#209BD5, #D5209B
Split complementary#2040D5, #B520D5
Tetradic#20D5B5, #5A20D5, #D52040

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F7CA
Lighter +30%#D6F09E
Lighter +20%#C3EA71
Lighter +10%#B0E345
Darker −10%#7BA919
Darker −20%#5A7C13
Darker −30%#3A500C
Darker −40%#1A2405
More saturated +25%#A6F401
Less saturated −25%#90B63F

Channel breakdown

R155
G213
B32
Red155 (60.8%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue79.23°
Saturation (HSL)73.88%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G D5 · B 20

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