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Recognised as Colour

#9CD520

  • #9CD520
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9CD520 is a green with RGB values 156, 213, 32 and HSL 79°, 74%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9CD520#9CD520
HEX#9CD520
RGBrgb(156, 213, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8353, 0.1255
RGB percentages61.2%, 83.5%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(78.9, 73.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.9, 85%, 83.5%)
CMYK26.8%, 0%, 85%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,278,176
CSS custom property--colour: #9CD520;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.95:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#632ADF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C237no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A2CBB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.1Green yellow · ΔE 19Limegreen · ΔE 29.1Lawn green · ΔE 30.4Chartreuse · ΔE 31.3Yellow · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5920D5
Analogous#D5B320, #42D520
Triadic#209CD5, #D5209C
Split complementary#2042D5, #B320D5
Tetradic#20D5B3, #5920D5, #D52042

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F7CA
Lighter +30%#D6F09E
Lighter +20%#C4EA71
Lighter +10%#B1E345
Darker −10%#7CA919
Darker −20%#5B7C13
Darker −30%#3B500C
Darker −40%#1A2405
More saturated +25%#A7F401
Less saturated −25%#91B63F

Channel breakdown

R156
G213
B32
Red156 (61.2%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue78.9°
Saturation (HSL)73.88%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G D5 · B 20

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