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Recognised as Colour

#9DC72C

  • #9DC72C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9DC72C is a green with RGB values 157, 199, 44 and HSL 76°, 64%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9DC72C#9DC72C
HEX#9DC72C
RGBrgb(157, 199, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7804, 0.1725
RGB percentages61.6%, 78%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(76.3, 63.8%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(76.3, 77.9%, 78%)
CMYK21.1%, 0%, 77.9%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,340,140
CSS custom property--colour: #9DC72C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#6238D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2BA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDB83Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A5BDAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 4Olivedrab · ΔE 27.4Green yellow · ΔE 28.9Olive · ΔE 33.2Limegreen · ΔE 33.3Light green · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 3.96, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#562CC7
Analogous#C7A32C, #50C72C
Triadic#2C9DC7, #C72C9D
Split complementary#2C4FC7, #A32CC7
Tetradic#2CC7A3, #562CC7, #C72C50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F4CB
Lighter +30%#D7EAA2
Lighter +20%#C5E178
Lighter +10%#B3D84E
Darker −10%#7C9D23
Darker −20%#5B731A
Darker −30%#3A4A10
Darker −40%#192007
More saturated +25%#ABE50E
Less saturated −25%#8FA94A

Channel breakdown

R157
G199
B44
Red157 (61.6%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue76.26°
Saturation (HSL)63.79%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G C7 · B 2C

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