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Colour

#9FC457

  • #9FC457
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9FC457 is a green with RGB values 159, 196, 87 and HSL 80°, 48%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9FC457#9FC457
HEX#9FC457
RGBrgb(159, 196, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7686, 0.3412
RGB percentages62.4%, 76.9%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(80.4, 48%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.4, 55.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK18.9%, 0%, 55.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,470,487
CSS custom property--colour: #9FC457;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#603BA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEB94Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B75Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#A5BCACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.9Olivedrab · ΔE 19.9Dark khaki · ΔE 23.1Light green · ΔE 24.5Khaki · ΔE 26.2Pale green · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C57C4
Analogous#C4B357, #69C457
Triadic#579FC4, #C4579F
Split complementary#5769C4, #B357C4
Tetradic#57C4B3, #7C57C4, #C45768

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F9EE
Lighter +30%#E0ECC8
Lighter +20%#CADFA2
Lighter +10%#B5D17D
Darker −10%#86AC3C
Darker −20%#68862F
Darker −30%#4B6022
Darker −40%#2E3A15
More saturated +25%#A8E03B
Less saturated −25%#96A873

Channel breakdown

R159
G196
B87
Red159 (62.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue80.37°
Saturation (HSL)48.02%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G C4 · B 57

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