Colour

#9CB295

#9CB295
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9CB295 is a green with RGB values 156, 178, 149 and HSL 106°, 16%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9CB295#9CB295

HEX#9CB295

RGBrgb(156, 178, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.698, 0.5843

RGB percentages61.2%, 69.8%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(105.5, 15.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(105.5, 16.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK12.4%, 0%, 16.3%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,269,333

CSS custom property--colour: #9CB295;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1

Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#634D6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4AD93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0AB96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9BB0AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.3 Dark grey · ΔE 18 Silver · ΔE 19.5 Tan · ΔE 22.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.7 Light grey · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)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#AB95B2

Analogous#AAB295, #95B29C

Triadic#959CB2, #B2959C

Split complementary#9C95B2, #B295AA

Tetradic#95AAB2, #AB95B2, #B29C95

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFF2EE

Lighter +20%#D3DDD0

Lighter +10%#B8C7B3

Darker −10%#809D77

Darker −20%#67825F

Darker −30%#506549

Darker −40%#384734

More saturated +25%#90C97E

Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R156

G178

B149

Red156 (61.2%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue105.52°

Saturation (HSL)15.85%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9C · G B2 · B 95

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