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Recognised as Colour

#9FE809

  • #9FE809
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#9FE809 is a green with RGB values 159, 232, 9 and HSL 80°, 93%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#9FE809#9FE809
HEX#9FE809
RGBrgb(159, 232, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.9098, 0.0353
RGB percentages62.4%, 91%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(79.6, 92.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.6, 96.1%, 91%)
CMYK31.5%, 0%, 96.1%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,479,625
CSS custom property--colour: #9FE809;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.02:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#6017F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4D600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAD133no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A4DDC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 8.2Lawn green · ΔE 19.7Yellow green · ΔE 20.1Chartreuse · ΔE 20.3Limegreen · ΔE 29.6Yellow · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5209E8
Analogous#E8C109, #30E809
Triadic#099FE8, #E8099F
Split complementary#0930E8, #C209E8
Tetradic#09E8C1, #5209E8, #E8092F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9FDC0
Lighter +30%#D8FB8F
Lighter +20%#C6F95E
Lighter +10%#B5F72D
Darker −10%#7DB707
Darker −20%#5C8605
Darker −30%#3A5503
Darker −40%#182401
More saturated +25%#A2F100
Less saturated −25%#95CA27

Channel breakdown

R159
G232
B9
Red159 (62.4%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue79.64°
Saturation (HSL)92.53%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G E8 · B 09

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