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Recognised as Colour

#9CDF99

  • #9CDF99
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#9CDF99 is a green with RGB values 156, 223, 153 and HSL 117°, 52%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#9CDF99#9CDF99
HEX#9CDF99
RGBrgb(156, 223, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8745, 0.6
RGB percentages61.2%, 87.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(117.4, 52.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.4, 31.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK30%, 0%, 31.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,280,857
CSS custom property--colour: #9CDF99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.43:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#632066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2D394no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8CC9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Tritanopia#96DBCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.1Pale green · ΔE 19.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.6Aquamarine · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC99DF
Analogous#BFDF99, #99DFB9
Triadic#999CDF, #DF999C
Split complementary#B999DF, #DF99BF
Tetradic#99BFDF, #DC99DF, #DFB999

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7F7E7
Lighter +10%#C2EBC0
Darker −10%#76D372
Darker −20%#51C74B
Darker −30%#3AAA35
Darker −40%#2D8329
More saturated +25%#8DF088
Less saturated −25%#ABCEAA

Channel breakdown

R156
G223
B153
Red156 (61.2%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue117.43°
Saturation (HSL)52.24%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G DF · B 99

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