Colour

#9FDF97

#9FDF97
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#9FDF97 is a green with RGB values 159, 223, 151 and HSL 113°, 53%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#9FDF97#9FDF97

HEX#9FDF97

RGBrgb(159, 223, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.8745, 0.5922

RGB percentages62.4%, 87.5%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(113.3, 52.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(113.3, 32.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK28.7%, 0%, 32.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,477,463

CSS custom property--colour: #9FDF97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.48:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#602068

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3D392no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9CD9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9ADBCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.5 Pale green · ΔE 18.9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.4 Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.4 Aquamarine · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D797DF

Analogous#C3DF97, #97DFB3

Triadic#979FDF, #DF979F

Split complementary#B397DF, #DF97C3

Tetradic#97C3DF, #D797DF, #DFB397

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7F7E5

Lighter +10%#C3EBBE

Darker −10%#7BD370

Darker −20%#57C749

Darker −30%#41A934

Darker −40%#328228

More saturated +25%#92F086

Less saturated −25%#ACCEA8

Channel breakdown

R159

G223

B151

Red159 (62.4%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue113.33°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 9F · G DF · B 97

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Colour values

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