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Recognised as Colour

#9FC9AD

  • #9FC9AD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9FC9AD is a green with RGB values 159, 201, 173 and HSL 140°, 28%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9FC9AD#9FC9AD
HEX#9FC9AD
RGBrgb(159, 201, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.7882, 0.6784
RGB percentages62.4%, 78.8%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(140, 28%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 20.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK20.9%, 0%, 13.9%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,471,853
CSS custom property--colour: #9FC9AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#603652

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C2ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1BDAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#98C8C1no 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 text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19Powder blue · ΔE 20.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.3Silver · ΔE 21.7Light grey · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C99FBB
Analogous#A6C99F, #9FC9C2
Triadic#AD9FC9, #C9AD9F
Split complementary#C29FC9, #C99FA6
Tetradic#9FA6C9, #C99FBB, #C9C29F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0EEE5
Lighter +10%#C0DBC9
Darker −10%#7EB791
Darker −20%#5EA475
Darker −30%#4B845E
Darker −40%#386447
More saturated +25%#8CDCA7
Less saturated −25%#B2B6B3

Channel breakdown

R159
G201
B173
Red159 (62.4%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)28%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G C9 · B AD

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