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Recognised as Colour

#9ECD44

  • #9ECD44
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9ECD44 is a green with RGB values 158, 205, 68 and HSL 81°, 58%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9ECD44#9ECD44
HEX#9ECD44
RGBrgb(158, 205, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.8039, 0.2667
RGB percentages62%, 80.4%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(80.6, 57.8%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.6, 66.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK22.9%, 0%, 66.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,407,236
CSS custom property--colour: #9ECD44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.27:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#6132BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7C030no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BD4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A4C4B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 6.5Olivedrab · ΔE 25.8Light green · ΔE 27.8Pale green · ΔE 29.1Green yellow · ΔE 31.2Limegreen · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 6.54, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7344CD
Analogous#CDB844, #5ACD44
Triadic#449ECD, #CD449E
Split complementary#4459CD, #B844CD
Tetradic#44CDB8, #7344CD, #CD4459

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F8E5
Lighter +30%#DDEDBD
Lighter +20%#C8E394
Lighter +10%#B3D86C
Darker −10%#83AF2F
Darker −20%#658724
Darker −30%#475F19
Darker −40%#29360F
More saturated +25%#A7EB26
Less saturated −25%#95AF62

Channel breakdown

R158
G205
B68
Red158 (62%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue80.58°
Saturation (HSL)57.81%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G CD · B 44

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