Recognised as Colour

#9CF245

#9CF245
Green
Light
Nearest: Green yellow

#9CF245 is a green with RGB values 156, 242, 69 and HSL 90°, 87%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

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HEX#9CF245

RGBrgb(156, 242, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.949, 0.2706

RGB percentages61.2%, 94.9%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(89.8, 86.9%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(89.8, 71.5%, 94.9%)

CMYK35.5%, 0%, 71.5%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,285,637

CSS custom property--colour: #9CF245;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.2:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#630DBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FCE025no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D955no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9DE8D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 11.8 Yellow green · ΔE 18.3 Lawn green · ΔE 21.2 Chartreuse · ΔE 22 Limegreen · ΔE 23.3 Pale green · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B45F2

Analogous#F2F145, #46F245

Triadic#459CF2, #F2459C

Split complementary#4546F2, #F145F2

Tetradic#45F2F1, #9B45F2, #F24546

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8FCD4

Lighter +20%#CFF9A4

Lighter +10%#B5F575

Darker −10%#83EF15

Darker −20%#69C30E

Darker −30%#4F940A

Darker −40%#366407

More saturated +25%#9CFF38

Less saturated −25%#9CD95E

Channel breakdown

R156

G242

B69

Red156 (61.2%)

Green242 (94.9%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue89.83°

Saturation (HSL)86.93%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9C · G F2 · B 45

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