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Recognised as Colour

#9CB599

  • #9CB599
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9CB599 is a green with RGB values 156, 181, 153 and HSL 114°, 16%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9CB599#9CB599
HEX#9CB599
RGBrgb(156, 181, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7098, 0.6
RGB percentages61.2%, 71%, 60%
HSLhsl(113.6, 15.9%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(113.6, 15.5%, 71%)
CMYK13.8%, 0%, 15.5%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,270,105
CSS custom property--colour: #9CB599;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42416WCAG 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 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#634A66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B097no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2AD9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9AB3ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.9Dark grey · ΔE 18.2Silver · ΔE 19.2Cadetblue · ΔE 22.1Light grey · ΔE 22.5Tan · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B299B5
Analogous#AAB599, #99B5A4
Triadic#999CB5, #B5999C
Split complementary#A499B5, #B599AA
Tetradic#99AAB5, #B299B5, #B5A499

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F5F2
Lighter +20%#D5E0D4
Lighter +10%#B9CAB7
Darker −10%#7FA07B
Darker −20%#668662
Darker −30%#4F694C
Darker −40%#394B37
More saturated +25%#8BCB83
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R156
G181
B153
Red156 (61.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue113.57°
Saturation (HSL)15.91%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G B5 · B 99

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