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Recognised as Colour

#9FF99D

  • #9FF99D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#9FF99D is a green with RGB values 159, 249, 157 and HSL 119°, 88%, 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

#9FF99D#9FF99D
HEX#9FF99D
RGBrgb(159, 249, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.9765, 0.6157
RGB percentages62.4%, 97.6%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(118.7, 88.5%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(118.7, 36.9%, 97.6%)
CMYK36.1%, 0%, 36.9%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,484,125
CSS custom property--colour: #9FF99D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.51:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#600662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDE997no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFE1A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#95F4E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 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 text16.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 4.5Pale green · ΔE 4.5Aquamarine · ΔE 26.2Medium spring green · ΔE 26.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 28.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 4.51, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F79DF9
Analogous#CDF99D, #9DF9C9
Triadic#9D9FF9, #F99D9F
Split complementary#C99DF9, #F99DCD
Tetradic#9DCDF9, #F79DF9, #F9C99D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFFFD
Lighter +10%#CEFCCD
Darker −10%#70F66D
Darker −20%#41F33D
Darker −30%#13EE0F
Darker −40%#10BE0C
More saturated +25%#99FF97
Less saturated −25%#ABECAA

Channel breakdown

R159
G249
B157
Red159 (62.4%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue118.7°
Saturation (HSL)88.46%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G F9 · B 9D

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