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Recognised as Colour

#9ECC78

  • #9ECC78
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#9ECC78 is a green with RGB values 158, 204, 120 and HSL 93°, 45%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#9ECC78#9ECC78
HEX#9ECC78
RGBrgb(158, 204, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.8, 0.4706
RGB percentages62%, 80%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(92.9, 45.2%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(92.9, 41.2%, 80%)
CMYK22.5%, 0%, 41.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,407,032
CSS custom property--colour: #9ECC78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 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#BCBCBC
Inverted#613387

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3C172no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCBD7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#A0C6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 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

Light green · ΔE 19Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.5Dark khaki · ΔE 21.4Pale green · ΔE 23Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.4Khaki · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A678CC
Analogous#C8CC78, #78CC7C
Triadic#789ECC, #CC789E
Split complementary#7C78CC, #CC78C8
Tetradic#78C8CC, #A678CC, #CC7C78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF6E7
Lighter +20%#D3E8C2
Lighter +10%#B9DA9D
Darker −10%#83BE53
Darker −20%#6AA13D
Darker −30%#527C2F
Darker −40%#395721
More saturated +25%#9CE361
Less saturated −25%#A0B58F

Channel breakdown

R158
G204
B120
Red158 (62%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue92.86°
Saturation (HSL)45.16%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G CC · B 78

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