Colour
#9FB859
- #9FB859
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#9FB859 is a green with RGB values 159, 184, 89 and HSL 76°, 40%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#9FB859#9FB859
HEX#9FB859
RGBrgb(159, 184, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7216, 0.349
RGB percentages62.4%, 72.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(75.8, 40.1%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.8, 51.6%, 72.2%)
CMYK13.6%, 0%, 51.6%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,467,417
CSS custom property--colour: #9FB859;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#6047A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7259B8
Analogous#B8A259, #70B859
Triadic#599FB8, #B8599F
Split complementary#5970B8, #A159B8
Tetradic#59B8A2, #7259B8, #B85970
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R159
G184
B89
Red159 (62.4%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue75.79°
Saturation (HSL)40.08%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G B8 · B 59
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