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Recognised as Colour

#9CD897

  • #9CD897
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9CD897 is a green with RGB values 156, 216, 151 and HSL 115°, 45%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9CD897#9CD897
HEX#9CD897
RGBrgb(156, 216, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8471, 0.5922
RGB percentages61.2%, 84.7%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(115.4, 45.5%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115.4, 30.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK27.8%, 0%, 30.1%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,279,063
CSS custom property--colour: #9CD897;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#632768

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBCD93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2C79Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#97D4C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.3Light green · ΔE 19.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.9Pale green · ΔE 23Aquamarine · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D397D8
Analogous#BDD897, #97D8B2
Triadic#979CD8, #D8979C
Split complementary#B297D8, #D897BD
Tetradic#97BDD8, #D397D8, #D8B297

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3F4E1
Lighter +10%#BFE6BC
Darker −10%#79CA72
Darker −20%#55BC4D
Darker −30%#429C3A
Darker −40%#32772C
More saturated +25%#8DEA85
Less saturated −25%#ABC6A9

Channel breakdown

R156
G216
B151
Red156 (61.2%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue115.38°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G D8 · B 97

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