Colour

#9EB218

#9EB218
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#9EB218 is a yellow with RGB values 158, 178, 24 and HSL 68°, 76%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9EB218#9EB218

HEX#9EB218

RGBrgb(158, 178, 24)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.698, 0.0941

RGB percentages62%, 69.8%, 9.4%

HSLhsl(67.8, 76.2%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(67.8, 86.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK11.2%, 0%, 86.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,400,280

CSS custom property--colour: #9EB218;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#614DE7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFA800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDA92Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A8A798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 22.6 Olive · ΔE 23.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 32.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 33.4 Khaki · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C18B2

Analogous#B27918, #51B218

Triadic#189EB2, #B2189E

Split complementary#1851B2, #7918B2

Tetradic#18B279, #2C18B2, #B21851

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8F3A3

Lighter +30%#DDED76

Lighter +20%#D2E749

Lighter +10%#C6DF1E

Darker −10%#768512

Darker −20%#4E580C

Darker −30%#262B06

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B0CA00

Less saturated −25%#8B9931

Channel breakdown

R158

G178

B24

Red158 (62%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue24 (9.4%)

Hue67.79°

Saturation (HSL)76.24%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9E · G B2 · B 18

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