Colour

#9DD142

#9DD142
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#9DD142 is a green with RGB values 157, 209, 66 and HSL 82°, 61%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9DD142#9DD142

HEX#9DD142

RGBrgb(157, 209, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.8196, 0.2588

RGB percentages61.6%, 82%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(81.8, 60.9%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(81.8, 68.4%, 82%)

CMYK24.9%, 0%, 68.4%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,342,722

CSS custom property--colour: #9DD142;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.63:1

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

Contrast with black11.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#622EBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBC32Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4C04Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A3C8B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 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 text11.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 4.4 Green yellow · ΔE 28.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.2 Light green · ΔE 28.3 Pale green · ΔE 29.1 Limegreen · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 4.37, a close match

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7642D1

Analogous#D1BD42, #56D142

Triadic#429DD1, #D1429D

Split complementary#4256D1, #BD42D1

Tetradic#42D1BD, #7642D1, #D14256

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F9E6

Lighter +30%#DDEFBD

Lighter +20%#C8E594

Lighter +10%#B2DB6B

Darker −10%#83B42C

Darker −20%#658B22

Darker −30%#476218

Darker −40%#29390E

More saturated +25%#A5EE25

Less saturated −25%#95B45F

Channel breakdown

R157

G209

B66

Red157 (61.6%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue81.82°

Saturation (HSL)60.85%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9D · G D1 · B 42

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