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Colour

#9CFF09

  • #9CFF09
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#9CFF09 is a green with RGB values 156, 255, 9 and HSL 84°, 100%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#9CFF09#9CFF09
HEX#9CFF09
RGBrgb(156, 255, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 1, 0.0353
RGB percentages61.2%, 100%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(84.1, 100%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.1, 96.5%, 100%)
CMYK38.8%, 0%, 96.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,288,905
CSS custom property--colour: #9CFF09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.72:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#6300F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDE33Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9EF4D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 8.2Chartreuse · ΔE 9.1Lawn green · ΔE 9.1Lime · ΔE 27.5Limegreen · ΔE 32.2Yellow green · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 8.17, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C09FF
Analogous#FFE709, #21FF09
Triadic#099CFF, #FF099C
Split complementary#0921FF, #E709FF
Tetradic#09FFE7, #6C09FF, #FF0921

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEFFD5
Lighter +30%#DAFFA2
Lighter +20%#C5FF6F
Lighter +10%#B1FF3C
Darker −10%#7FD500
Darker −20%#61A200
Darker −30%#426F00
Darker −40%#243C00
More saturated +25%#9CFF09
Less saturated −25%#96E028

Channel breakdown

R156
G255
B9
Red156 (61.2%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue84.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G FF · B 09

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