Colour

#9DCD98

#9DCD98
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9DCD98 is a green with RGB values 157, 205, 152 and HSL 114°, 35%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#9DCD98

RGBrgb(157, 205, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.8039, 0.5961

RGB percentages61.6%, 80.4%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(114.3, 34.6%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(114.3, 25.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK23.4%, 0%, 25.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,341,784

CSS custom property--colour: #9DCD98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.62:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#623267

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0C495no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8BF9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Tritanopia#99CABFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 7.1 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.1 Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.9 Aquamarine · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 7.06, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C898CD

Analogous#B7CD98, #98CDAD

Triadic#989DCD, #CD989D

Split complementary#AD98CD, #CD98B7

Tetradic#98B7CD, #C898CD, #CDAD98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DEEEDD

Lighter +10%#BEDEBA

Darker −10%#7CBC76

Darker −20%#5CAC53

Darker −30%#498943

Darker −40%#376732

More saturated +25%#8DE085

Less saturated −25%#ADBAAB

Channel breakdown

R157

G205

B152

Red157 (61.6%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue114.34°

Saturation (HSL)34.64%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9D · G CD · B 98

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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