Recognised as Colour

#9CBC20

#9CBC20
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#9CBC20 is a green with RGB values 156, 188, 32 and HSL 72°, 71%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9CBC20#9CBC20

HEX#9CBC20

RGBrgb(156, 188, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7373, 0.1255

RGB percentages61.2%, 73.7%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(72.3, 70.9%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72.3, 83%, 73.7%)

CMYK17%, 0%, 83%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,271,776

CSS custom property--colour: #9CBC20;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#6343DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4B032no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A5B2A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 24.6 Olive · ΔE 28.3 Green yellow · ΔE 33.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 35.3 Khaki · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.29, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4020BC

Analogous#BC8E20, #4EBC20

Triadic#209CBC, #BC209C

Split complementary#204EBC, #8E20BC

Tetradic#20BC8E, #4020BC, #BC204E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6F2B6

Lighter +30%#D7EB8A

Lighter +20%#C8E45E

Lighter +10%#B9DC33

Darker −10%#789019

Darker −20%#546511

Darker −30%#30390A

Darker −40%#0B0E02

More saturated +25%#ACD804

Less saturated −25%#8CA13C

Channel breakdown

R156

G188

B32

Red156 (61.2%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue72.31°

Saturation (HSL)70.91%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9C · G BC · B 20

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