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Recognised as Colour

#9FFFC9

  • #9FFFC9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aquamarine

#9FFFC9 is a green with RGB values 159, 255, 201 and HSL 146°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#9FFFC9#9FFFC9
HEX#9FFFC9
RGBrgb(159, 255, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 1, 0.7882
RGB percentages62.4%, 100%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(146.3, 100%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.3, 37.6%, 100%)
CMYK37.6%, 0%, 21.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,485,705
CSS custom property--colour: #9FFFC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.62:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#600036

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDF2C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEE7CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8AFEF0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 9.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.5Light green · ΔE 22Pale green · ΔE 23.3Turquoise · ΔE 24.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 9.35, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9FD5
Analogous#A5FF9F, #9FFFF9
Triadic#C99FFF, #FFC99F
Split complementary#F99FFF, #FF9FA5
Tetradic#9FA5FF, #FF9FD5, #FFF99F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D2FFE6
Darker −10%#6CFFAC
Darker −20%#39FF90
Darker −30%#06FF73
Darker −40%#00D25C
More saturated +25%#9FFFC9
Less saturated −25%#ABF3CB

Channel breakdown

R159
G255
B201
Red159 (62.4%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue146.25°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9F · G FF · B C9

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