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Recognised as Colour

#9FC505

  • #9FC505
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9FC505 is a green with RGB values 159, 197, 5 and HSL 72°, 95%, 40%. 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

#9FC505#9FC505
HEX#9FC505
RGBrgb(159, 197, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7725, 0.0196
RGB percentages62.4%, 77.3%, 2%
HSLhsl(71.9, 95%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.9, 97.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK19.3%, 0%, 97.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,470,661
CSS custom property--colour: #9FC505;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#603AFA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1B800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDB728no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A8BAA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.8Green yellow · ΔE 26.9Olivedrab · ΔE 31.8Yellow · ΔE 32.9Olive · ΔE 35.2Limegreen · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.82, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B05C5
Analogous#C58B05, #3FC505
Triadic#059FC5, #C5059F
Split complementary#053FC5, #8B05C5
Tetradic#05C58B, #2B05C5, #C5053F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9FC9A
Lighter +30%#DEFB68
Lighter +20%#D3FA36
Lighter +10%#C7F706
Darker −10%#779304
Darker −20%#4F6202
Darker −30%#273001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A2CA00
Less saturated −25%#90AC1E

Channel breakdown

R159
G197
B5
Red159 (62.4%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue71.88°
Saturation (HSL)95.05%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G C5 · B 05

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