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Recognised as Colour

#9CED9C

  • #9CED9C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#9CED9C is a green with RGB values 156, 237, 156 and HSL 120°, 69%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#9CED9C#9CED9C
HEX#9CED9C
RGBrgb(156, 237, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.9294, 0.6118
RGB percentages61.2%, 92.9%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(120, 69.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 34.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK34.2%, 0%, 34.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,284,444
CSS custom property--colour: #9CED9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.01:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#631263

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0DF97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4D7A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Tritanopia#93E9D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 8Pale green · ΔE 11.1Aquamarine · ΔE 23.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 26Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED9CED
Analogous#C5ED9C, #9CEDC5
Triadic#9C9CED, #ED9C9C
Split complementary#C59CED, #ED9CC5
Tetradic#9CC5ED, #ED9CED, #EDC59C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FDF2
Lighter +10%#C7F5C7
Darker −10%#71E571
Darker −20%#46DD46
Darker −30%#25CB25
Darker −40%#1DA01D
More saturated +25%#8DFC8D
Less saturated −25%#ABDEAB

Channel breakdown

R156
G237
B156
Red156 (61.2%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G ED · B 9C

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