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Recognised as Colour

#9CC9A9

  • #9CC9A9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9CC9A9 is a green with RGB values 156, 201, 169 and HSL 137°, 29%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9CC9A9#9CC9A9
HEX#9CC9A9
RGBrgb(156, 201, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.7882, 0.6627
RGB percentages61.2%, 78.8%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(137.3, 29.4%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(137.3, 22.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK22.4%, 0%, 15.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,275,241
CSS custom property--colour: #9CC9A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#633656

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C2A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1BCABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#95C8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 8.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 21.9Powder blue · ΔE 22.4Silver · ΔE 24Cadetblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C99CBC
Analogous#A6C99C, #9CC9BF
Triadic#A99CC9, #C9A99C
Split complementary#BF9CC9, #C99CA6
Tetradic#9CA6C9, #C99CBC, #C9BF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEEDE2
Lighter +10%#BDDBC6
Darker −10%#7BB78C
Darker −20%#5AA570
Darker −30%#488459
Darker −40%#366343
More saturated +25%#89DCA1
Less saturated −25%#AFB6B1

Channel breakdown

R156
G201
B169
Red156 (61.2%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue137.33°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G C9 · B A9

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