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Recognised as Colour

#9CCC97

  • #9CCC97
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9CCC97 is a green with RGB values 156, 204, 151 and HSL 114°, 34%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9CCC97#9CCC97
HEX#9CCC97
RGBrgb(156, 204, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8, 0.5922
RGB percentages61.2%, 80%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(114.3, 34.2%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(114.3, 26%, 80%)
CMYK23.5%, 0%, 26%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,275,991
CSS custom property--colour: #9CCC97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.5:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#633368

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFC394no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7BE9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#98C9BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 6.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.9Dark khaki · ΔE 25.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.7Aquamarine · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 6.78, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C797CC
Analogous#B6CC97, #97CCAC
Triadic#979CCC, #CC979C
Split complementary#AC97CC, #CC97B6
Tetradic#97B6CC, #C797CC, #CCAC97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DDEEDB
Lighter +10%#BDDDB9
Darker −10%#7BBB75
Darker −20%#5BAA53
Darker −30%#498842
Darker −40%#376532
More saturated +25%#8CDF84
Less saturated −25%#ACB9AA

Channel breakdown

R156
G204
B151
Red156 (61.2%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue114.34°
Saturation (HSL)34.19%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G CC · B 97

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