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Recognised as Colour

#9DEF42

  • #9DEF42
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#9DEF42 is a green with RGB values 157, 239, 66 and HSL 88°, 84%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#9DEF42#9DEF42
HEX#9DEF42
RGBrgb(157, 239, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.9373, 0.2588
RGB percentages61.6%, 93.7%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(88.4, 84.4%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88.4, 72.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK34.3%, 0%, 72.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,350,402
CSS custom property--colour: #9DEF42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.86:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#6210BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9DD20no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#EED753no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9FE5CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.1 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 text14.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 12.1Yellow green · ΔE 16.8Lawn green · ΔE 22.2Chartreuse · ΔE 23Limegreen · ΔE 23.8Pale green · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9442EF
Analogous#EFEA42, #47EF42
Triadic#429DEF, #EF429D
Split complementary#4247EF, #EA42EF
Tetradic#42EFEB, #9442EF, #EF4247

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFE
Lighter +30%#E6FBCF
Lighter +20%#CEF7A0
Lighter +10%#B5F371
Darker −10%#85EA14
Darker −20%#6ABB10
Darker −30%#4F8C0C
Darker −40%#355D08
More saturated +25%#9EFF32
Less saturated −25%#9CD55C

Channel breakdown

R157
G239
B66
Red157 (61.6%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue88.44°
Saturation (HSL)84.39%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9D · G EF · B 42

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