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Colour

#9DEC9E

  • #9DEC9E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#9DEC9E is a green with RGB values 157, 236, 158 and HSL 121°, 68%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#9DEC9E#9DEC9E
HEX#9DEC9E
RGBrgb(157, 236, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.9255, 0.6196
RGB percentages61.6%, 92.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(120.8, 67.5%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120.8, 33.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK33.5%, 0%, 33.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,349,726
CSS custom property--colour: #9DEC9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.93:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#621361

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFDE99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D6A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#94E8D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 9.6Pale green · ΔE 12.7Aquamarine · ΔE 22.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 9.6, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC9DEB
Analogous#C4EC9D, #9DECC5
Triadic#9E9DEC, #EC9E9D
Split complementary#C69DEC, #EC9DC4
Tetradic#9DC4EC, #EC9DEB, #ECC59D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FDF3
Lighter +10%#C8F4C8
Darker −10%#72E474
Darker −20%#48DB49
Darker −30%#27C929
Darker −40%#1F9E20
More saturated +25%#8EFB90
Less saturated −25%#ACDDAC

Channel breakdown

R157
G236
B158
Red157 (61.6%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue120.76°
Saturation (HSL)67.52%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G EC · B 9E

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