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Recognised as Colour

#9FE53C

  • #9FE53C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#9FE53C is a green with RGB values 159, 229, 60 and HSL 85°, 76%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#9FE53C#9FE53C
HEX#9FE53C
RGBrgb(159, 229, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.898, 0.2353
RGB percentages62.4%, 89.8%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(84.9, 76.5%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.9, 73.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK30.6%, 0%, 73.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,478,908
CSS custom property--colour: #9FE53C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.75:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#601AC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0D417no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6CF4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original
Tritanopia#A3DBC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.5Green yellow · ΔE 15.4Limegreen · ΔE 25.5Lawn green · ΔE 26.7Chartreuse · ΔE 27.5Pale green · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#823CE5
Analogous#E5D73C, #4AE53C
Triadic#3C9FE5, #E53C9F
Split complementary#3C4AE5, #D73CE5
Tetradic#3CE5D7, #823CE5, #E53C4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FDF0
Lighter +30%#E1F7C3
Lighter +20%#CBF196
Lighter +10%#B5EB69
Darker −10%#87D21C
Darker −20%#6AA516
Darker −30%#4D7810
Darker −40%#304B0A
More saturated +25%#A3FF22
Less saturated −25%#9AC958

Channel breakdown

R159
G229
B60
Red159 (62.4%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue84.85°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G E5 · B 3C

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