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Colour

#9DC5AA

  • #9DC5AA
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9DC5AA is a green with RGB values 157, 197, 170 and HSL 139°, 26%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9DC5AA#9DC5AA
HEX#9DC5AA
RGBrgb(157, 197, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7725, 0.6667
RGB percentages61.6%, 77.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(139.5, 25.6%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.5, 20.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK20.3%, 0%, 13.7%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,339,754
CSS custom property--colour: #9DC5AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#623A55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5BEA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEBAABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#97C4BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.7Powder blue · ΔE 20.5Silver · ΔE 20.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 21Dark grey · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C59DB8
Analogous#A4C59D, #9DC5BE
Triadic#AA9DC5, #C5AA9D
Split complementary#BE9DC5, #C59DA4
Tetradic#9DA4C5, #C59DB8, #C5BE9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFD
Lighter +20%#DDEBE2
Lighter +10%#BDD8C6
Darker −10%#7DB28E
Darker −20%#5E9E73
Darker −30%#4B7E5B
Darker −40%#385E44
More saturated +25%#8AD9A3
Less saturated −25%#B1B2B1

Channel breakdown

R157
G197
B170
Red157 (61.6%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue139.5°
Saturation (HSL)25.64%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G C5 · B AA

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