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Recognised as Colour

#9EB79C

  • #9EB79C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9EB79C is a green with RGB values 158, 183, 156 and HSL 116°, 16%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9EB79C#9EB79C
HEX#9EB79C
RGBrgb(158, 183, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7176, 0.6118
RGB percentages62%, 71.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(115.6, 15.8%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115.6, 14.8%, 71.8%)
CMYK13.7%, 0%, 14.8%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,401,692
CSS custom property--colour: #9EB79C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#614863

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B29Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4AF9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB5AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.3Dark grey · ΔE 17.8Silver · ΔE 18.5Light grey · ΔE 21.6Cadetblue · ΔE 22.1Tan · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B59CB7
Analogous#ACB79C, #9CB7A8
Triadic#9C9EB7, #B79C9E
Split complementary#A89CB7, #B79CAC
Tetradic#9CACB7, #B59CB7, #B7A89C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F7F5
Lighter +20%#D8E2D7
Lighter +10%#BBCCBA
Darker −10%#81A27E
Darker −20%#678964
Darker −30%#506C4E
Darker −40%#3A4E39
More saturated +25%#8CCC87
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R158
G183
B156
Red158 (62%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue115.56°
Saturation (HSL)15.79%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G B7 · B 9C

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