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Recognised as Colour

#9EDE56

  • #9EDE56
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9EDE56 is a green with RGB values 158, 222, 86 and HSL 88°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9EDE56#9EDE56
HEX#9EDE56
RGBrgb(158, 222, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 0.8706, 0.3373
RGB percentages62%, 87.1%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(88.2, 67.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88.2, 61.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK28.8%, 0%, 61.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,411,606
CSS custom property--colour: #9EDE56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.04:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#6121A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7CF46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DECA60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A1D5C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.2Light green · ΔE 22.7Pale green · ΔE 23Limegreen · ΔE 27.3Green yellow · ΔE 27.5Olivedrab · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9656DE
Analogous#DEDA56, #5ADE56
Triadic#569EDE, #DE569E
Split complementary#565ADE, #DA56DE
Tetradic#56DEDA, #9656DE, #DE565A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7F7D6
Lighter +20%#CFEFAB
Lighter +10%#B6E681
Darker −10%#86D62B
Darker −20%#6BAC22
Darker −30%#518219
Darker −40%#365711
More saturated +25%#9FF73D
Less saturated −25%#9DC56F

Channel breakdown

R158
G222
B86
Red158 (62%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue88.24°
Saturation (HSL)67.33%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G DE · B 56

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