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Colour

#9ECA4B

  • #9ECA4B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9ECA4B is a green with RGB values 158, 202, 75 and HSL 81°, 55%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9ECA4B#9ECA4B
HEX#9ECA4B
RGBrgb(158, 202, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7922, 0.2941
RGB percentages62%, 79.2%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(80.8, 54.5%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.8, 62.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK21.8%, 0%, 62.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,406,475
CSS custom property--colour: #9ECA4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#6135B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4BD3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEBB54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A4C1AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.7Olivedrab · ΔE 23.2Light green · ΔE 25.9Pale green · ΔE 27.8Dark khaki · ΔE 30.5Khaki · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#774BCA
Analogous#CAB64B, #5FCA4B
Triadic#4B9ECA, #CA4B9E
Split complementary#4B5ECA, #B74BCA
Tetradic#4BCAB7, #774BCA, #CA4B5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F8E9
Lighter +30%#DEEDC1
Lighter +20%#C8E19A
Lighter +10%#B3D672
Darker −10%#84AF33
Darker −20%#668728
Darker −30%#48601C
Darker −40%#2B3811
More saturated +25%#A7E72E
Less saturated −25%#95AD68

Channel breakdown

R158
G202
B75
Red158 (62%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue80.79°
Saturation (HSL)54.51%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G CA · B 4B

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