Recognised as Colour

#9FD359

#9FD359
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#9FD359 is a green with RGB values 159, 211, 89 and HSL 86°, 58%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#9FD359

RGBrgb(159, 211, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8275, 0.349

RGB percentages62.4%, 82.7%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(85.6, 58.1%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(85.6, 57.8%, 82.7%)

CMYK24.6%, 0%, 57.8%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,474,329

CSS custom property--colour: #9FD359;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.94:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#602CA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCC64Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5C261no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A3CAB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13 Light green · ΔE 21.3 Pale green · ΔE 23 Olivedrab · ΔE 25.8 Khaki · ΔE 30.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8D59D3

Analogous#D3CA59, #62D359

Triadic#599FD3, #D3599F

Split complementary#5962D3, #CA59D3

Tetradic#59D3CA, #8D59D3, #D35962

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFEFA

Lighter +30%#E5F3D2

Lighter +20%#CEE8AA

Lighter +10%#B6DE81

Darker −10%#87C534

Darker −20%#6B9D29

Darker −30%#50741F

Darker −40%#344C14

More saturated +25%#A3ED3F

Less saturated −25%#9BB973

Channel breakdown

R159

G211

B89

Red159 (62.4%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue85.57°

Saturation (HSL)58.1%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9F · G D3 · B 59

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