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Recognised as Colour

#9CC73A

  • #9CC73A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9CC73A is a green with RGB values 156, 199, 58 and HSL 78°, 56%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9CC73A#9CC73A
HEX#9CC73A
RGBrgb(156, 199, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7804, 0.2275
RGB percentages61.2%, 78%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(78.3, 55.7%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.3, 70.9%, 78%)
CMYK21.6%, 0%, 70.9%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,274,618
CSS custom property--colour: #9CC73A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#6338C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2BA22no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCB846no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A3BDABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 6Olivedrab · ΔE 24.6Light green · ΔE 30.5Green yellow · ΔE 31.8Olive · ΔE 31.8Pale green · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 5.98, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#653AC7
Analogous#C7AC3A, #55C73A
Triadic#3A9CC7, #C73A9C
Split complementary#3A55C7, #AC3AC7
Tetradic#3AC7AC, #653AC7, #C73A55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF4D9
Lighter +30%#D8E9B1
Lighter +20%#C4DE89
Lighter +10%#B0D262
Darker −10%#7DA02E
Darker −20%#5E7922
Darker −30%#3F5117
Darker −40%#20290C
More saturated +25%#A8E71A
Less saturated −25%#90A75A

Channel breakdown

R156
G199
B58
Red156 (61.2%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue78.3°
Saturation (HSL)55.73%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G C7 · B 3A

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