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Recognised as Colour

#9FC8AC

  • #9FC8AC
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9FC8AC is a green with RGB values 159, 200, 172 and HSL 139°, 27%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9FC8AC#9FC8AC
HEX#9FC8AC
RGBrgb(159, 200, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7843, 0.6745
RGB percentages62.4%, 78.4%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(139, 27.2%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139, 20.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK20.5%, 0%, 14%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,471,596
CSS custom property--colour: #9FC8AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.33:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#603753

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C1ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1BCADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#99C7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.3Powder blue · ΔE 20.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.6Silver · ΔE 21.4Light grey · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C89FBB
Analogous#A7C89F, #9FC8C0
Triadic#AC9FC8, #C8AC9F
Split complementary#C09FC8, #C89FA7
Tetradic#9FA6C8, #C89FBB, #C8C09F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EDE4
Lighter +10%#BFDBC8
Darker −10%#7FB590
Darker −20%#5EA374
Darker −30%#4B835D
Darker −40%#386346
More saturated +25%#8CDBA5
Less saturated −25%#B2B5B3

Channel breakdown

R159
G200
B172
Red159 (62.4%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue139.02°
Saturation (HSL)27.15%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G C8 · B AC

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