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Recognised as Colour

#9CDA15

  • #9CDA15
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9CDA15 is a green with RGB values 156, 218, 21 and HSL 79°, 82%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9CDA15#9CDA15
HEX#9CDA15
RGBrgb(156, 218, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8549, 0.0824
RGB percentages61.2%, 85.5%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(78.9, 82.4%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.9, 90.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK28.4%, 0%, 90.4%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,279,445
CSS custom property--colour: #9CDA15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#6325EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDC633no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A2D0BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.3Green yellow · ΔE 15.3Lawn green · ΔE 26.7Chartreuse · ΔE 27.5Limegreen · ΔE 28.8Yellow · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5315DA
Analogous#DAB515, #3ADA15
Triadic#159CDA, #DA159C
Split complementary#153ADA, #B515DA
Tetradic#15DAB5, #5315DA, #DA153A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F9C2
Lighter +30%#D6F593
Lighter +20%#C4F065
Lighter +10%#B3EC36
Darker −10%#7BAB11
Darker −20%#597D0C
Darker −30%#384E08
Darker −40%#172003
More saturated +25%#A4EF00
Less saturated −25%#91BC33

Channel breakdown

R156
G218
B21
Red156 (61.2%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue78.88°
Saturation (HSL)82.43%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G DA · B 15

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