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Recognised as Colour

#9FC659

  • #9FC659
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9FC659 is a green with RGB values 159, 198, 89 and HSL 81°, 49%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9FC659#9FC659
HEX#9FC659
RGBrgb(159, 198, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7765, 0.349
RGB percentages62.4%, 77.6%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(81.5, 48.9%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.5, 55.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK19.7%, 0%, 55.1%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,471,001
CSS custom property--colour: #9FC659;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#6039A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFBA4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAB860no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A5BEAEno 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 text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.8Olivedrab · ΔE 20.6Light green · ΔE 23.6Dark khaki · ΔE 23.7Khaki · ΔE 26.4Pale green · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8059C6
Analogous#C6B759, #68C659
Triadic#599FC6, #C6599F
Split complementary#5968C6, #B659C6
Tetradic#59C6B7, #8059C6, #C65969

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FAF1
Lighter +30%#E1EDCB
Lighter +20%#CBE0A5
Lighter +10%#B5D37F
Darker −10%#86B03C
Darker −20%#698A2F
Darker −30%#4C6422
Darker −40%#2F3E15
More saturated +25%#A7E23D
Less saturated −25%#97AA75

Channel breakdown

R159
G198
B89
Red159 (62.4%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue81.47°
Saturation (HSL)48.88%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G C6 · B 59

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