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Recognised as Colour

#9FD059

  • #9FD059
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9FD059 is a green with RGB values 159, 208, 89 and HSL 85°, 56%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9FD059#9FD059
HEX#9FD059
RGBrgb(159, 208, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8157, 0.349
RGB percentages62.4%, 81.6%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(84.7, 55.9%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.7, 57.2%, 81.6%)
CMYK23.6%, 0%, 57.2%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,473,561
CSS custom property--colour: #9FD059;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#602FA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9C34Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2C061no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A4C8B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.1Light green · ΔE 21.5Pale green · ΔE 23.6Olivedrab · ΔE 24.4Khaki · ΔE 29.6Dark khaki · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A59D0
Analogous#D0C559, #64D059
Triadic#599FD0, #D0599F
Split complementary#5963D0, #C659D0
Tetradic#59D0C6, #8A59D0, #D05963

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDF8
Lighter +30%#E4F2D0
Lighter +20%#CDE7A8
Lighter +10%#B6DB81
Darker −10%#87C036
Darker −20%#6B982B
Darker −30%#4F7020
Darker −40%#334815
More saturated +25%#A4EB3E
Less saturated −25%#9AB574

Channel breakdown

R159
G208
B89
Red159 (62.4%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue84.71°
Saturation (HSL)55.87%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G D0 · B 59

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