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Recognised as Colour

#9EC91B

  • #9EC91B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9EC91B is a green with RGB values 158, 201, 27 and HSL 75°, 76%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9EC91B#9EC91B
HEX#9EC91B
RGBrgb(158, 201, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7882, 0.1059
RGB percentages62%, 78.8%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(74.8, 76.3%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(74.8, 86.6%, 78.8%)
CMYK21.4%, 0%, 86.6%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,406,171
CSS custom property--colour: #9EC91B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#6136E4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFBA32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A6BFABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 5.8Green yellow · ΔE 25.7Olivedrab · ΔE 31.3Limegreen · ΔE 33.4Yellow · ΔE 34.3Olive · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#461BC9
Analogous#C99D1B, #47C91B
Triadic#1B9EC9, #C91B9E
Split complementary#1B47C9, #9D1BC9
Tetradic#1BC99D, #461BC9, #C91B47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F6BA
Lighter +30%#D7F08D
Lighter +20%#C8EA60
Lighter +10%#B8E433
Darker −10%#7B9C15
Darker −20%#576F0F
Darker −30%#344209
Darker −40%#111503
More saturated +25%#ACE400
Less saturated −25%#90AC37

Channel breakdown

R158
G201
B27
Red158 (62%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue74.83°
Saturation (HSL)76.32%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G C9 · B 1B

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