Recognised as Colour
#9CB49F
- #9CB49F
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9CB49F is a green with RGB values 156, 180, 159 and HSL 127°, 14%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9CB49F#9CB49F
HEX#9CB49F
RGBrgb(156, 180, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7059, 0.6235
RGB percentages61.2%, 70.6%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(127.5, 13.8%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(127.5, 13.3%, 70.6%)
CMYK13.3%, 0%, 11.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,269,855
CSS custom property--colour: #9CB49F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#634B60
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B49CB1
Analogous#A5B49C, #9CB4AB
Triadic#9F9CB4, #B49F9C
Split complementary#AB9CB4, #B49CA5
Tetradic#9CA5B4, #B49CB1, #B4AB9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G180
B159
Red156 (61.2%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue127.5°
Saturation (HSL)13.79%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G B4 · B 9F
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