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Recognised as Colour

#9FFC97

  • #9FFC97
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#9FFC97 is a green with RGB values 159, 252, 151 and HSL 115°, 94%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#9FFC97#9FFC97
HEX#9FFC97
RGBrgb(159, 252, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.9882, 0.5922
RGB percentages62.4%, 98.8%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(115.2, 94.4%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115.2, 40.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK36.9%, 0%, 40.1%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,484,887
CSS custom property--colour: #9FFC97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.85:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#600368

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEC90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E39Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Tritanopia#96F6E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 2.1Light green · ΔE 5.6Medium spring green · ΔE 25.3Aquamarine · ΔE 30.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 30.4Spring green · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 2.09, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F497FC
Analogous#D2FC97, #97FCC2
Triadic#979FFC, #FC979F
Split complementary#C197FC, #FC97D2
Tetradic#97D2FC, #F497FC, #FCC297

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFFFA
Lighter +10%#CDFDC9
Darker −10%#71FB65
Darker −20%#43F934
Darker −30%#1AF307
Darker −40%#14C106
More saturated +25%#9CFF94
Less saturated −25%#AAEFA4

Channel breakdown

R159
G252
B151
Red159 (62.4%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue115.25°
Saturation (HSL)94.39%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G FC · B 97

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