Colour

#9CD8A7

#9CD8A7
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9CD8A7 is a green with RGB values 156, 216, 167 and HSL 131°, 43%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#9CD8A7

RGBrgb(156, 216, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8471, 0.6549

RGB percentages61.2%, 84.7%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(131, 43.5%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(131, 27.8%, 84.7%)

CMYK27.8%, 0%, 22.7%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,279,079

CSS custom property--colour: #9CD8A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.79:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#632758

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9CEA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFC7AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Tritanopia#94D6CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.7 Aquamarine · ΔE 21.5 Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.8 Light green · ΔE 26.2 Turquoise · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D89CCD

Analogous#AFD89C, #9CD8C5

Triadic#A79CD8, #D8A79C

Split complementary#C59CD8, #D89CAF

Tetradic#9CAFD8, #D89CCD, #D8C59C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5F5E8

Lighter +10%#C1E6C8

Darker −10%#77CA86

Darker −20%#53BB66

Darker −30%#3E9D4F

Darker −40%#2F793D

More saturated +25%#8BE99C

Less saturated −25%#ADC7B2

Channel breakdown

R156

G216

B167

Red156 (61.2%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue131°

Saturation (HSL)43.48%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9C · G D8 · B A7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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