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Recognised as Colour

#9EC43D

  • #9EC43D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9EC43D is a green with RGB values 158, 196, 61 and HSL 77°, 53%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9EC43D#9EC43D
HEX#9EC43D
RGBrgb(158, 196, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7686, 0.2392
RGB percentages62%, 76.9%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(76.9, 53.4%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(76.9, 68.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK19.4%, 0%, 68.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,404,925
CSS custom property--colour: #9EC43D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#613BC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CFB828no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAB648no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A5BAA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#633DC4
Analogous#C4A73D, #5AC43D
Triadic#3D9EC4, #C43D9E
Split complementary#3D5AC4, #A73DC4
Tetradic#3DC4A7, #633DC4, #C43D5A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#ECF4D9
Lighter +30%#D9E8B2
Lighter +20%#C5DC8B
Lighter +10%#B2D064
Darker −10%#7F9E30
Darker −20%#607724
Darker −30%#405018
Darker −40%#21290C
More saturated +25%#ACE41D
Less saturated −25%#90A45D

Channel breakdown

R158
G196
B61
Red158 (62%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue76.89°
Saturation (HSL)53.36%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G C4 · B 3D

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