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Recognised as Colour

#9ECD88

  • #9ECD88
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9ECD88 is a green with RGB values 158, 205, 136 and HSL 101°, 41%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9ECD88#9ECD88
HEX#9ECD88
RGBrgb(158, 205, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.8039, 0.5333
RGB percentages62%, 80.4%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(100.9, 40.8%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.9, 33.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK22.9%, 0%, 33.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,407,304
CSS custom property--colour: #9ECD88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.54:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#613277

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D2C383no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBBF8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9DC8BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#B788CD
Analogous#C1CD88, #88CD95
Triadic#889ECD, #CD889E
Split complementary#9488CD, #CD88C1
Tetradic#88C1CD, #B788CD, #CD9588

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FAF4
Lighter +20%#D9EBD0
Lighter +10%#BBDCAC
Darker −10%#81BE64
Darker −20%#66A847
Darker −30%#508438
Darker −40%#3A6029
More saturated +25%#96E273
Less saturated −25%#A6B89D

Channel breakdown

R158
G205
B136
Red158 (62%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue100.87°
Saturation (HSL)40.83%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G CD · B 88

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