Recognised as Colour

#9BD87C

#9BD87C
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#9BD87C is a green with RGB values 155, 216, 124 and HSL 100°, 54%, 67%. 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

#9BD87C#9BD87C

HEX#9BD87C

RGBrgb(155, 216, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.8471, 0.4863

RGB percentages60.8%, 84.7%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(99.8, 54.1%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(99.8, 42.6%, 84.7%)

CMYK28.2%, 0%, 42.6%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,213,500

CSS custom property--colour: #9BD87C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.51:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#642783

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DECB75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5C681no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9AD2C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 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 text12.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.3 Pale green · ΔE 16.1 Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.8 Yellow green · ΔE 27.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B97CD8

Analogous#C9D87C, #7CD88B

Triadic#7C9BD8, #D87C9B

Split complementary#8B7CD8, #D87CC9

Tetradic#7CC9D8, #B97CD8, #D88B7C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5FBF2

Lighter +20%#D7EFCB

Lighter +10%#B9E4A3

Darker −10%#7DCC55

Darker −20%#62B737

Darker −30%#4D902B

Darker −40%#38691F

More saturated +25%#94ED67

Less saturated −25%#A2C391

Channel breakdown

R155

G216

B124

Red155 (60.8%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue99.78°

Saturation (HSL)54.12%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9B · G D8 · B 7C

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Colour values

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