Recognised as Colour
#9DE28F
- #9DE28F
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Light green
#9DE28F is a green with RGB values 157, 226, 143 and HSL 110°, 59%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.
Colour values
#9DE28F#9DE28F
HEX#9DE28F
RGBrgb(157, 226, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.8863, 0.5608
RGB percentages61.6%, 88.6%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(109.9, 58.9%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109.9, 36.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK30.5%, 0%, 36.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,347,151
CSS custom property--colour: #9DE28F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.71:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#621D70
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D48FE2
Analogous#C6E28F, #8FE2AA
Triadic#8F9DE2, #E28F9D
Split complementary#AA8FE2, #E28FC7
Tetradic#8FC7E2, #D48FE2, #E2AA8F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R157
G226
B143
Red157 (61.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue109.88°
Saturation (HSL)58.87%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G E2 · B 8F
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