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Recognised as Colour

#9FD486

  • #9FD486
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#9FD486 is a green with RGB values 159, 212, 134 and HSL 101°, 48%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#9FD486#9FD486
HEX#9FD486
RGBrgb(159, 212, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8314, 0.5255
RGB percentages62.4%, 83.1%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(100.8, 47.6%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.8, 36.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK25%, 0%, 36.8%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,474,630
CSS custom property--colour: #9FD486;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.24:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#602B79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9C981no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1C48Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9ECFC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 16.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.6Pale green · ΔE 21Medium seagreen · ΔE 24Dark khaki · ΔE 24.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 16.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB86D4
Analogous#C6D486, #86D494
Triadic#869FD4, #D4869F
Split complementary#9486D4, #D486C6
Tetradic#86C6D4, #BB86D4, #D49486

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FCF7
Lighter +20%#DBEFD1
Lighter +10%#BDE1AC
Darker −10%#81C760
Darker −20%#65B440
Darker −30%#508E33
Darker −40%#3B6925
More saturated +25%#98E972
Less saturated −25%#A6C09B

Channel breakdown

R159
G212
B134
Red159 (62.4%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue100.77°
Saturation (HSL)47.56%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G D4 · B 86

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