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Recognised as Colour

#9EFF37

  • #9EFF37
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#9EFF37 is a green with RGB values 158, 255, 55 and HSL 89°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#9EFF37#9EFF37
HEX#9EFF37
RGBrgb(158, 255, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.6196, 1, 0.2157
RGB percentages62%, 100%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(89.1, 100%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.1, 78.4%, 100%)
CMYK38%, 0%, 78.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,420,023
CSS custom property--colour: #9EFF37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.81:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#6100C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FCE34Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9FF5DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 5.6Lawn green · ΔE 12.4Chartreuse · ΔE 12.9Yellow green · ΔE 27.2Limegreen · ΔE 27.4Lime · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 5.63, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9837FF
Analogous#FFFC37, #3AFF37
Triadic#379EFF, #FF379E
Split complementary#373AFF, #FC37FF
Tetradic#37FFFC, #9837FF, #FF373A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8FFD0
Lighter +20%#CFFF9D
Lighter +10%#B7FF6A
Darker −10%#85FF04
Darker −20%#6BD000
Darker −30%#519D00
Darker −40%#376A00
More saturated +25%#9EFF37
Less saturated −25%#9DE650

Channel breakdown

R158
G255
B55
Red158 (62%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue89.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9E · G FF · B 37

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