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Recognised as Colour

#9BEC99

  • #9BEC99
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#9BEC99 is a green with RGB values 155, 236, 153 and HSL 119°, 69%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#9BEC99#9BEC99
HEX#9BEC99
RGBrgb(155, 236, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.9255, 0.6
RGB percentages60.8%, 92.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(118.6, 68.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(118.6, 35.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK34.3%, 0%, 35.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,218,649
CSS custom property--colour: #9BEC99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.85:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#641366

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0DE93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D69Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#93E7D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 7.1Pale green · ΔE 10.4Aquamarine · ΔE 24Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA99EC
Analogous#C4EC99, #99ECC1
Triadic#999BEC, #EC999B
Split complementary#C199EC, #EC99C4
Tetradic#99C4EC, #EA99EC, #ECC199

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFFCEF
Lighter +10%#C5F4C4
Darker −10%#71E46E
Darker −20%#47DC43
Darker −30%#29C725
Darker −40%#209C1D
More saturated +25%#8DFB8A
Less saturated −25%#A9DDA8

Channel breakdown

R155
G236
B153
Red155 (60.8%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue118.55°
Saturation (HSL)68.6%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G EC · B 99

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