Recognised as Colour
#9DB459
- #9DB459
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#9DB459 is a green with RGB values 157, 180, 89 and HSL 75°, 38%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#9DB459#9DB459
HEX#9DB459
RGBrgb(157, 180, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7059, 0.349
RGB percentages61.6%, 70.6%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(75.2, 37.8%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.2, 50.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK12.8%, 0%, 50.6%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,335,321
CSS custom property--colour: #9DB459;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#624BA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7059B4
Analogous#B49E59, #70B459
Triadic#599DB4, #B4599D
Split complementary#5970B4, #9E59B4
Tetradic#59B49E, #7059B4, #B45970
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G180
B89
Red157 (61.6%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue75.16°
Saturation (HSL)37.76%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G B4 · B 59
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