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Recognised as Colour

#9CD61F

  • #9CD61F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9CD61F is a green with RGB values 156, 214, 31 and HSL 79°, 75%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9CD61F#9CD61F
HEX#9CD61F
RGBrgb(156, 214, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8392, 0.1216
RGB percentages61.2%, 83.9%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(79, 74.7%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79, 85.5%, 83.9%)
CMYK27.1%, 0%, 85.5%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,278,431
CSS custom property--colour: #9CD61F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5526WCAG 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 12.05:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#6329E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1C700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC337no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A2CCB6no 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 text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.8Green yellow · ΔE 18.3Limegreen · ΔE 28.9Lawn green · ΔE 29.7Chartreuse · ΔE 30.6Yellow · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.82, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#591FD6
Analogous#D6B41F, #41D61F
Triadic#1F9CD6, #D61F9C
Split complementary#1F40D6, #B51FD6
Tetradic#1FD6B5, #591FD6, #D61F40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F7CA
Lighter +30%#D6F19D
Lighter +20%#C4EA71
Lighter +10%#B1E444
Darker −10%#7CA919
Darker −20%#5B7D12
Darker −30%#3B500C
Darker −40%#1A2405
More saturated +25%#A7F500
Less saturated −25%#91B73E

Channel breakdown

R156
G214
B31
Red156 (61.2%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue79.02°
Saturation (HSL)74.69%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G D6 · B 1F

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