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Recognised as Colour

#9FF8AC

  • #9FF8AC
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#9FF8AC is a green with RGB values 159, 248, 172 and HSL 129°, 86%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#9FF8AC#9FF8AC
HEX#9FF8AC
RGBrgb(159, 248, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.9725, 0.6745
RGB percentages62.4%, 97.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(128.8, 86.4%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(128.8, 35.9%, 97.3%)
CMYK35.9%, 0%, 30.6%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,483,884
CSS custom property--colour: #9FF8AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.5:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#600753

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAE9A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECE0B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#92F4E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 10.5Pale green · ΔE 12.1Aquamarine · ΔE 19Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F89FEB
Analogous#BFF89F, #9FF8D8
Triadic#AC9FF8, #F8AC9F
Split complementary#D89FF8, #F89FBF
Tetradic#9FBFF8, #F89FEB, #F8D99F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFE
Lighter +10%#CFFBD5
Darker −10%#6FF583
Darker −20%#40F15A
Darker −30%#11ED31
Darker −40%#0EBD27
More saturated +25%#98FFA7
Less saturated −25%#ACEBB5

Channel breakdown

R159
G248
B172
Red159 (62.4%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue128.76°
Saturation (HSL)86.41%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G F8 · B AC

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