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Recognised as Colour

#9DECA5

  • #9DECA5
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#9DECA5 is a green with RGB values 157, 236, 165 and HSL 126°, 68%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#9DECA5#9DECA5
HEX#9DECA5
RGBrgb(157, 236, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.9255, 0.6471
RGB percentages61.6%, 92.5%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(126.1, 67.5%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(126.1, 33.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK33.5%, 0%, 30.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,349,733
CSS custom property--colour: #9DECA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.98:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#62135A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEDFA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2D7A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#93E8D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.9Pale green · ΔE 15.8Aquamarine · ΔE 19.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC9DE4
Analogous#BDEC9D, #9DECCC
Triadic#A59DEC, #ECA59D
Split complementary#CC9DEC, #EC9DBD
Tetradic#9DBDEC, #EC9DE4, #ECCC9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FDF3
Lighter +10%#C8F4CC
Darker −10%#72E47E
Darker −20%#48DB57
Darker −30%#27C937
Darker −40%#1F9E2C
More saturated +25%#8EFB99
Less saturated −25%#ACDDB1

Channel breakdown

R157
G236
B165
Red157 (61.6%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue126.08°
Saturation (HSL)67.52%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G EC · B A5

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