Colour

#9FC58E

#9FC58E
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9FC58E is a green with RGB values 159, 197, 142 and HSL 101°, 32%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#9FC58E

RGBrgb(159, 197, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7725, 0.5569

RGB percentages62.4%, 77.3%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(101.5, 32.2%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(101.5, 27.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK19.3%, 0%, 27.9%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,470,798

CSS custom property--colour: #9FC58E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.85:1

Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#603A71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9BC8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3B991no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#9EC1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 6.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.2 Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.4 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 6.62, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B48EC5

Analogous#BBC58E, #8EC598

Triadic#8E9FC5, #C58E9F

Split complementary#998EC5, #C58EBB

Tetradic#8EBAC5, #B48EC5, #C5998E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F9F3

Lighter +20%#D8E8D1

Lighter +10%#BCD6B0

Darker −10%#82B46C

Darker −20%#689D50

Darker −30%#527B3F

Darker −40%#3B592E

More saturated +25%#97DA79

Less saturated −25%#A7B0A3

Channel breakdown

R159

G197

B142

Red159 (62.4%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue101.45°

Saturation (HSL)32.16%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9F · G C5 · B 8E

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