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Colour

#9CC989

  • #9CC989
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9CC989 is a green with RGB values 156, 201, 137 and HSL 102°, 37%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9CC989#9CC989
HEX#9CC989
RGBrgb(156, 201, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7882, 0.5373
RGB percentages61.2%, 78.8%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(102.2, 37.2%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.2, 31.8%, 78.8%)
CMYK22.4%, 0%, 31.8%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,275,209
CSS custom property--colour: #9CC989;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#633676

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEBF85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6BB8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9BC4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.6Dark khaki · ΔE 21.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.3Light green · ΔE 24.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B689C9
Analogous#BCC989, #89C996
Triadic#899CC9, #C9899C
Split complementary#9689C9, #C989BC
Tetradic#89BCC9, #B689C9, #C99689

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F9F2
Lighter +20%#D7E9CF
Lighter +10%#B9D9AC
Darker −10%#7FB966
Darker −20%#64A24A
Darker −30%#4F7F3A
Darker −40%#395C2A
More saturated +25%#93DF73
Less saturated −25%#A5B39E

Channel breakdown

R156
G201
B137
Red156 (61.2%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue102.19°
Saturation (HSL)37.21%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G C9 · B 89

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