Recognised as Colour
#9DB378
- #9DB378
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#9DB378 is a green with RGB values 157, 179, 120 and HSL 82°, 28%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#9DB378#9DB378
HEX#9DB378
RGBrgb(157, 179, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.702, 0.4706
RGB percentages61.6%, 70.2%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(82.4, 28%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.4, 33%, 70.2%)
CMYK12.3%, 0%, 33%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,335,096
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB378;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#624C87
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E78B3
Analogous#B3AB78, #80B378
Triadic#789DB3, #B3789D
Split complementary#7880B3, #AB78B3
Tetradic#78B3AB, #8E78B3, #B37880
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G179
B120
Red157 (61.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue82.37°
Saturation (HSL)27.96%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G B3 · B 78
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