Colour

#9EB874

#9EB874
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9EB874 is a green with RGB values 158, 184, 116 and HSL 83°, 32%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9EB874#9EB874

HEX#9EB874

RGBrgb(158, 184, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7216, 0.4549

RGB percentages62%, 72.2%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(82.9, 32.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(82.9, 37%, 72.2%)

CMYK14.1%, 0%, 37%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,401,908

CSS custom property--colour: #9EB874;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#61478B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFB06Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBAF77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A2B2A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 25.8 Khaki · ΔE 25.8 Tan · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8E74B8

Analogous#B8B074, #7CB874

Triadic#749EB8, #B8749E

Split complementary#747CB8, #B074B8

Tetradic#74B8B0, #8E74B8, #B8747C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFDFB

Lighter +30%#E5ECD9

Lighter +20%#CDDAB8

Lighter +10%#B6C996

Darker −10%#86A554

Darker −20%#6B8343

Darker −30%#4F6132

Darker −40%#344020

More saturated +25%#A4D25A

Less saturated −25%#989E8E

Channel breakdown

R158

G184

B116

Red158 (62%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue82.94°

Saturation (HSL)32.38%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9E · G B8 · B 74

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