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Recognised as Colour

#9DC979

  • #9DC979
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9DC979 is a green with RGB values 157, 201, 121 and HSL 93°, 43%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9DC979#9DC979
HEX#9DC979
RGBrgb(157, 201, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7882, 0.4745
RGB percentages61.6%, 78.8%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(93, 42.6%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93, 39.8%, 78.8%)
CMYK21.9%, 0%, 39.8%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,340,729
CSS custom property--colour: #9DC979;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#623686

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFBE73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9BB7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9FC3B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.4Dark khaki · ΔE 20.4Light green · ΔE 20.6Pale green · ΔE 24.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.1Olivedrab · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 18.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A579C9
Analogous#C5C979, #79C97D
Triadic#799DC9, #C9799D
Split complementary#7D79C9, #C979C5
Tetradic#79C5C9, #A579C9, #C97D79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF5E6
Lighter +20%#D2E6C2
Lighter +10%#B8D89D
Darker −10%#82BA55
Darker −20%#699D3F
Darker −30%#517831
Darker −40%#385422
More saturated +25%#9BE162
Less saturated −25%#9FB291

Channel breakdown

R157
G201
B121
Red157 (61.6%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue93°
Saturation (HSL)42.55%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G C9 · B 79

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