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Recognised as Colour

#9DC97A

  • #9DC97A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9DC97A is a green with RGB values 157, 201, 122 and HSL 93°, 42%, 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

#9DC97A#9DC97A
HEX#9DC97A
RGBrgb(157, 201, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.7882, 0.4784
RGB percentages61.6%, 78.8%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(93.4, 42.2%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.4, 39.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK21.9%, 0%, 39.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,340,730
CSS custom property--colour: #9DC97A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#623685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFBE74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9BB7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9EC3B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 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 text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.9Dark khaki · ΔE 20.4Light green · ΔE 20.7Pale green · ΔE 24.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 25Khaki · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 17.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A67AC9
Analogous#C5C97A, #7AC97E
Triadic#7A9DC9, #C97A9D
Split complementary#7E7AC9, #C97AC5
Tetradic#7AC5C9, #A67AC9, #C97E7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF5E7
Lighter +20%#D2E6C3
Lighter +10%#B8D89E
Darker −10%#82BA56
Darker −20%#699D40
Darker −30%#517931
Darker −40%#395522
More saturated +25%#9AE063
Less saturated −25%#A0B291

Channel breakdown

R157
G201
B122
Red157 (61.6%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue93.42°
Saturation (HSL)42.25%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G C9 · B 7A

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