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Recognised as Colour

#9EB32E

  • #9EB32E
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9EB32E is a yellow with RGB values 158, 179, 46 and HSL 69°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9EB32E#9EB32E
HEX#9EB32E
RGBrgb(158, 179, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.702, 0.1804
RGB percentages62%, 70.2%, 18%
HSLhsl(69.5, 59.1%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.5, 74.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK11.7%, 0%, 74.3%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,400,558
CSS custom property--colour: #9EB32E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#614CD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA911no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDAA3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A8A99Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.4Olivedrab · ΔE 18.9Olive · ΔE 21.3Dark khaki · ΔE 27.1Khaki · ΔE 30.7Goldenrod · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#432EB3
Analogous#B3852E, #5CB32E
Triadic#2E9EB3, #B32E9E
Split complementary#2E5CB3, #852EB3
Tetradic#2EB385, #432EB3, #B32E5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7EEBF
Lighter +30%#D8E496
Lighter +20%#C9DA6D
Lighter +10%#B9CF45
Darker −10%#7A8A24
Darker −20%#566219
Darker −30%#33390F
Darker −40%#0F1104
More saturated +25%#B1CF12
Less saturated −25%#8B974A

Channel breakdown

R158
G179
B46
Red158 (62%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue69.47°
Saturation (HSL)59.11%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G B3 · B 2E

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