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Recognised as Colour

#9FDA37

  • #9FDA37
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9FDA37 is a green with RGB values 159, 218, 55 and HSL 82°, 69%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9FDA37#9FDA37
HEX#9FDA37
RGBrgb(159, 218, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8549, 0.2157
RGB percentages62.4%, 85.5%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(81.7, 68.8%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.7, 74.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK27.1%, 0%, 74.8%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,476,087
CSS custom property--colour: #9FDA37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#6025C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CB10no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDC747no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A5D0BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 6Green yellow · ΔE 20.3Limegreen · ΔE 27.8Lawn green · ΔE 31.8Chartreuse · ΔE 32.7Pale green · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7237DA
Analogous#DAC337, #4EDA37
Triadic#379FDA, #DA379F
Split complementary#374DDA, #C437DA
Tetradic#37DAC4, #7237DA, #DA374D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2FAE3
Lighter +30%#DDF2B8
Lighter +20%#C8EA8D
Lighter +10%#B4E262
Darker −10%#84BB23
Darker −20%#66901B
Darker −30%#476513
Darker −40%#293A0B
More saturated +25%#A7F819
Less saturated −25%#97BC55

Channel breakdown

R159
G218
B55
Red159 (62.4%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue81.72°
Saturation (HSL)68.78%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G DA · B 37

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