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Recognised as Colour

#9ECA73

  • #9ECA73
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#9ECA73 is a green with RGB values 158, 202, 115 and HSL 90°, 45%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#9ECA73#9ECA73
HEX#9ECA73
RGBrgb(158, 202, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7922, 0.451
RGB percentages62%, 79.2%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(90.3, 45.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.3, 43.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK21.8%, 0%, 43.1%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,406,515
CSS custom property--colour: #9ECA73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#61358C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1BF6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBBC78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A0C3B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 19.7Dark khaki · ΔE 20.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.9Pale green · ΔE 23.6Olivedrab · ΔE 24.5Khaki · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 19.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F73CA
Analogous#CACA73, #73CA73
Triadic#739ECA, #CA739E
Split complementary#7373CA, #CA73CA
Tetradic#73CACA, #9F73CA, #CA7373

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF4E2
Lighter +20%#D1E6BD
Lighter +10%#B8D898
Darker −10%#84BC4E
Darker −20%#6B9C3B
Darker −30%#52772D
Darker −40%#38521F
More saturated +25%#9EE25B
Less saturated −25%#9EB28B

Channel breakdown

R158
G202
B115
Red158 (62%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue90.34°
Saturation (HSL)45.08%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G CA · B 73

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