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Recognised as Colour

#9BEC6C

  • #9BEC6C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#9BEC6C is a green with RGB values 155, 236, 108 and HSL 98°, 77%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#9BEC6C#9BEC6C
HEX#9BEC6C
RGBrgb(155, 236, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.9255, 0.4235
RGB percentages60.8%, 92.5%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(98, 77.1%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98, 54.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK34.3%, 0%, 54.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,218,604
CSS custom property--colour: #9BEC6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.61:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#641393

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4DB60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8D575no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#99E4CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 15.9Light green · ΔE 16.7Yellow green · ΔE 18.2Limegreen · ΔE 25.7Green yellow · ΔE 29.4Spring green · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD6CEC
Analogous#DBEC6C, #6CEC7D
Triadic#6C9BEC, #EC6C9B
Split complementary#7D6CEC, #EC6CDB
Tetradic#6CDBEC, #BD6CEC, #EC7D6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FEF3
Lighter +20%#D8F8C6
Lighter +10%#BAF299
Darker −10%#7CE63F
Darker −20%#60D61C
Darker −30%#4CA916
Darker −40%#387C10
More saturated +25%#96FF59
Less saturated −25%#A1D781

Channel breakdown

R155
G236
B108
Red155 (60.8%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue97.97°
Saturation (HSL)77.11%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G EC · B 6C

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