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Recognised as Colour

#9BD873

  • #9BD873
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#9BD873 is a green with RGB values 155, 216, 115 and HSL 96°, 56%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#9BD873#9BD873
HEX#9BD873
RGBrgb(155, 216, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8471, 0.451
RGB percentages60.8%, 84.7%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(96.2, 56.4%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.2, 46.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK28.2%, 0%, 46.8%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,213,491
CSS custom property--colour: #9BD873;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#64278C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFCB6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6C679no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9BD1C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.9Pale green · ΔE 16.1Yellow green · ΔE 23.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.9Olivedrab · ΔE 27.9Dark khaki · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B073D8
Analogous#CED873, #73D87E
Triadic#739BD8, #D8739B
Split complementary#7D73D8, #D873CE
Tetradic#73CED8, #B073D8, #D87E73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F9EB
Lighter +20%#D4EEC3
Lighter +10%#B7E39B
Darker −10%#7FCD4B
Darker −20%#65B332
Darker −30%#4F8B27
Darker −40%#38631C
More saturated +25%#96EE5D
Less saturated −25%#A0C289

Channel breakdown

R155
G216
B115
Red155 (60.8%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue96.24°
Saturation (HSL)56.42%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G D8 · B 73

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