Recognised as Colour

#9CE275

#9CE275
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#9CE275 is a green with RGB values 156, 226, 117 and HSL 99°, 65%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#9CE275#9CE275

HEX#9CE275

RGBrgb(156, 226, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.8863, 0.4588

RGB percentages61.2%, 88.6%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(98.5, 65.3%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(98.5, 48.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK31%, 0%, 48.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,281,589

CSS custom property--colour: #9CE275;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.55:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#631D8A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9D36Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFCD7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9BDBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 11.2 Pale green · ΔE 13 Yellow green · ΔE 21.7 Medium seagreen · ΔE 29.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 31.5 Limegreen · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BB75E2

Analogous#D3E275, #75E284

Triadic#759CE2, #E2759C

Split complementary#8475E2, #E275D2

Tetradic#75D3E2, #BB75E2, #E28475

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7FDF3

Lighter +20%#D8F4C9

Lighter +10%#BAEB9F

Darker −10%#7ED94B

Darker −20%#62C72A

Darker −30%#4D9D21

Darker −40%#397318

More saturated +25%#96F760

Less saturated −25%#A2CD8A

Channel breakdown

R156

G226

B117

Red156 (61.2%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue98.53°

Saturation (HSL)65.27%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9C · G E2 · B 75

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