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Recognised as Colour

#9ECD23

  • #9ECD23
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9ECD23 is a green with RGB values 158, 205, 35 and HSL 77°, 71%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9ECD23#9ECD23
HEX#9ECD23
RGBrgb(158, 205, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.8039, 0.1373
RGB percentages62%, 80.4%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(76.6, 70.8%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(76.6, 82.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK22.9%, 0%, 82.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,407,203
CSS custom property--colour: #9ECD23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#6132DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9BF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BD37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A6C3AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 4.5Green yellow · ΔE 24.2Limegreen · ΔE 31.8Olivedrab · ΔE 31.9Yellow · ΔE 34.8Lawn green · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 4.54, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5223CD
Analogous#CDA723, #49CD23
Triadic#239ECD, #CD239E
Split complementary#2349CD, #A723CD
Tetradic#23CDA7, #5223CD, #CD2349

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F5C7
Lighter +30%#D7EE9B
Lighter +20%#C6E770
Lighter +10%#B4DF44
Darker −10%#7CA11C
Darker −20%#5B7614
Darker −30%#394A0D
Darker −40%#181F05
More saturated +25%#ABEB05
Less saturated −25%#91AF41

Channel breakdown

R158
G205
B35
Red158 (62%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue76.59°
Saturation (HSL)70.83%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G CD · B 23

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