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Recognised as Colour

#9CDD49

  • #9CDD49
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9CDD49 is a green with RGB values 156, 221, 73 and HSL 86°, 69%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9CDD49#9CDD49
HEX#9CDD49
RGBrgb(156, 221, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8667, 0.2863
RGB percentages61.2%, 86.7%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(86.4, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.4, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK29.4%, 0%, 67%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,280,265
CSS custom property--colour: #9CDD49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.85:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#6322B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7CD34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEC955no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A0D4BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.7Green yellow · ΔE 23.3Limegreen · ΔE 25.9Pale green · ΔE 27.1Light green · ΔE 27.1Olivedrab · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.65, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A49DD
Analogous#DDD449, #52DD49
Triadic#499CDD, #DD499C
Split complementary#4952DD, #D449DD
Tetradic#49DDD4, #8A49DD, #DD4952

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFDF5
Lighter +30%#E2F5CA
Lighter +20%#CBED9F
Lighter +10%#B3E574
Darker −10%#84CD26
Darker −20%#68A21E
Darker −30%#4C7716
Darker −40%#314C0E
More saturated +25%#9FF82E
Less saturated −25%#99C264

Channel breakdown

R156
G221
B73
Red156 (61.2%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue86.35°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G DD · B 49

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