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Recognised as Colour

#9CFF59

  • #9CFF59
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#9CFF59 is a green with RGB values 156, 255, 89 and HSL 96°, 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

#9CFF59#9CFF59
HEX#9CFF59
RGBrgb(156, 255, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 1, 0.349
RGB percentages61.2%, 100%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(95.8, 100%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95.8, 65.1%, 100%)
CMYK38.8%, 0%, 65.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,288,985
CSS custom property--colour: #9CFF59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.3 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#6300A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEB43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAE367no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9AF6DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.2 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 14.6Lawn green · ΔE 21.2Chartreuse · ΔE 21.9Limegreen · ΔE 22.8Yellow green · ΔE 23.2Spring green · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC59FF
Analogous#EFFF59, #59FF69
Triadic#599CFF, #FF599C
Split complementary#6959FF, #FF59EF
Tetradic#59EFFF, #BC59FF, #FF6959

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FFF2
Lighter +20%#D9FFBF
Lighter +10%#BAFF8C
Darker −10%#7EFF26
Darker −20%#62F200
Darker −30%#4DBF00
Darker −40%#398C00
More saturated +25%#9CFF59
Less saturated −25%#A0EA6E

Channel breakdown

R156
G255
B89
Red156 (61.2%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue95.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G FF · B 59

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