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Recognised as Colour

#9FF99A

  • #9FF99A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#9FF99A is a green with RGB values 159, 249, 154 and HSL 117°, 89%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#9FF99A#9FF99A
HEX#9FF99A
RGBrgb(159, 249, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.9765, 0.6039
RGB percentages62.4%, 97.6%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(116.8, 88.8%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(116.8, 38.2%, 97.6%)
CMYK36.1%, 0%, 38.2%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,484,122
CSS custom property--colour: #9FF99A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.49:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#600665

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDE993no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0E1A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Tritanopia#96F4E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 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 text16.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 3.5Light green · ΔE 4.2Medium spring green · ΔE 26.3Aquamarine · ΔE 27.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 28.6Yellow green · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 3.47, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F49AF9
Analogous#CEF99A, #9AF9C5
Triadic#9A9FF9, #F99A9F
Split complementary#C59AF9, #F99ACE
Tetradic#9ACEF9, #F49AF9, #F9C59A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFFFA
Lighter +10%#CDFCCA
Darker −10%#71F66A
Darker −20%#43F33A
Darker −30%#1AEC0E
Darker −40%#14BC0B
More saturated +25%#9AFF94
Less saturated −25%#ABECA7

Channel breakdown

R159
G249
B154
Red159 (62.4%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue116.84°
Saturation (HSL)88.79%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G F9 · B 9A

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