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Recognised as Colour

#9FFF06

  • #9FFF06
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#9FFF06 is a green with RGB values 159, 255, 6 and HSL 83°, 100%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#9FFF06#9FFF06
HEX#9FFF06
RGBrgb(159, 255, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 1, 0.0235
RGB percentages62.4%, 100%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(83.1, 100%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(83.1, 97.6%, 100%)
CMYK37.6%, 0%, 97.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,485,510
CSS custom property--colour: #9FFF06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.78:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#6000F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FEE339no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A1F4D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 7.6Chartreuse · ΔE 10.1Lawn green · ΔE 10.2Lime · ΔE 28.5Yellow green · ΔE 32.2Limegreen · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 7.65, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6606FF
Analogous#FFE306, #22FF06
Triadic#069FFF, #FF069F
Split complementary#0622FF, #E306FF
Tetradic#06FFE3, #6606FF, #FF0622

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEFFD2
Lighter +30%#DAFF9F
Lighter +20%#C6FF6C
Lighter +10%#B3FF39
Darker −10%#81D200
Darker −20%#629F00
Darker −30%#426C00
Darker −40%#233900
More saturated +25%#9FFF06
Less saturated −25%#98E025

Channel breakdown

R159
G255
B6
Red159 (62.4%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue83.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G FF · B 06

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