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Recognised as Colour

#9FCD8A

  • #9FCD8A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#9FCD8A is a green with RGB values 159, 205, 138 and HSL 101°, 40%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#9FCD8A#9FCD8A
HEX#9FCD8A
RGBrgb(159, 205, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8039, 0.5412
RGB percentages62.4%, 80.4%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(101.2, 40.1%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.2, 32.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK22.4%, 0%, 32.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,472,842
CSS custom property--colour: #9FCD8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52869WCAG 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 11.57:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#603275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2C386no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBBF8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#9EC8BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.5Dark khaki · ΔE 21.9Light green · ΔE 22.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B88ACD
Analogous#C1CD8A, #8ACD96
Triadic#8A9FCD, #CD8A9F
Split complementary#978ACD, #CD8AC1
Tetradic#8AC1CD, #B88ACD, #CD968A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FBF5
Lighter +20%#DAECD1
Lighter +10%#BCDCAE
Darker −10%#82BE66
Darker −20%#66A948
Darker −30%#518539
Darker −40%#3B612A
More saturated +25%#97E275
Less saturated −25%#A7B89F

Channel breakdown

R159
G205
B138
Red159 (62.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue101.19°
Saturation (HSL)40.12%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G CD · B 8A

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