Colour

#9CF874

#9CF874
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale green

#9CF874 is a green with RGB values 156, 248, 116 and HSL 102°, 90%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#9CF874#9CF874

HEX#9CF874

RGBrgb(156, 248, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.9725, 0.4549

RGB percentages61.2%, 97.3%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(101.8, 90.4%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(101.8, 53.2%, 97.3%)

CMYK37.1%, 0%, 53.2%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,287,220

CSS custom property--colour: #9CF874;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.09:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#63078B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE668no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F2DE7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Tritanopia#98F0DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 15.9 Light green · ΔE 18 Yellow green · ΔE 21.9 Limegreen · ΔE 24.9 Spring green · ΔE 27.5 Green yellow · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D074F8

Analogous#DEF874, #74F88E

Triadic#749CF8, #F8749C

Split complementary#8E74F8, #F874DE

Tetradic#74DEF8, #D074F8, #F88E74

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E1FDD5

Lighter +10%#BFFAA5

Darker −10%#79F643

Darker −20%#57F313

Darker −30%#44C90A

Darker −40%#349808

More saturated +25%#99FF6D

Less saturated −25%#A3E686

Channel breakdown

R156

G248

B116

Red156 (61.2%)

Green248 (97.3%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue101.82°

Saturation (HSL)90.41%

Lightness71.37%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9C · G F8 · B 74

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Colour values

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