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Recognised as Colour

#9ECB89

  • #9ECB89
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9ECB89 is a green with RGB values 158, 203, 137 and HSL 101°, 39%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9ECB89#9ECB89
HEX#9ECB89
RGBrgb(158, 203, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.7961, 0.5373
RGB percentages62%, 79.6%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(100.9, 38.8%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.9, 32.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK22.2%, 0%, 32.5%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,406,793
CSS custom property--colour: #9ECB89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.36:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#613476

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0C185no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9BD8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9DC6BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11.8Dark khaki · ΔE 21.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23Light green · ΔE 23.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B689CB
Analogous#BFCB89, #89CB95
Triadic#899ECB, #CB899E
Split complementary#9589CB, #CB89BF
Tetradic#89BFCB, #B689CB, #CB9589

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FAF3
Lighter +20%#D8EAD0
Lighter +10%#BBDBAC
Darker −10%#81BB66
Darker −20%#66A549
Darker −30%#508239
Darker −40%#3A5E2A
More saturated +25%#96E074
Less saturated −25%#A6B69E

Channel breakdown

R158
G203
B137
Red158 (62%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue100.91°
Saturation (HSL)38.82%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G CB · B 89

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