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Recognised as Colour

#9FE590

  • #9FE590
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#9FE590 is a green with RGB values 159, 229, 144 and HSL 109°, 62%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#9FE590#9FE590
HEX#9FE590
RGBrgb(159, 229, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.898, 0.5647
RGB percentages62.4%, 89.8%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(109.4, 62%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109.4, 37.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK30.6%, 0%, 37.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,478,992
CSS custom property--colour: #9FE590;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.08:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#601A6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAD88Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFD195no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9AE0D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 9.1Pale green · ΔE 12.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.1Aquamarine · ΔE 27.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D690E5
Analogous#CAE590, #90E5AB
Triadic#909FE5, #E5909F
Split complementary#AB90E5, #E590CA
Tetradic#90CAE5, #D690E5, #E5AB90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6F8E3
Lighter +10%#C3EFB9
Darker −10%#7BDB67
Darker −20%#58D23D
Darker −30%#42B22A
Darker −40%#338920
More saturated +25%#94F67F
Less saturated −25%#AAD4A1

Channel breakdown

R159
G229
B144
Red159 (62.4%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue109.41°
Saturation (HSL)62.04%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G E5 · B 90

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