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Recognised as Colour

#9CFF57

  • #9CFF57
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#9CFF57 is a green with RGB values 156, 255, 87 and HSL 95°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#9CFF57#9CFF57
HEX#9CFF57
RGBrgb(156, 255, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 1, 0.3412
RGB percentages61.2%, 100%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(95.4, 100%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95.4, 65.9%, 100%)
CMYK38.8%, 0%, 65.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,288,983
CSS custom property--colour: #9CFF57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.86:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#6300A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEB40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBE365no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9AF6DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 13.9Lawn green · ΔE 20.5Chartreuse · ΔE 21.2Limegreen · ΔE 22.9Yellow green · ΔE 23.4Spring green · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA57FF
Analogous#F0FF57, #57FF66
Triadic#579CFF, #FF579C
Split complementary#6657FF, #FF57F0
Tetradic#57F0FF, #BA57FF, #FF6657

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FFF0
Lighter +20%#D8FFBD
Lighter +10%#BAFF8A
Darker −10%#7EFF24
Darker −20%#63F000
Darker −30%#4EBD00
Darker −40%#398A00
More saturated +25%#9CFF57
Less saturated −25%#A0EA6C

Channel breakdown

R156
G255
B87
Red156 (61.2%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue95.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G FF · B 57

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