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#01F9BF Color

#01F9BF is rgb(1, 249, 191) in RGB, hsl(166, 99%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 23%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Technobotanica (#00FFBF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01F9BF
HEX#01F9BF
RGBrgb(1, 249, 191)
HSLhsl(166, 99%, 49%)
HSVhsv(166, 100%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 23%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.176 168.2)
LABlab(87.52% -61.42 13.40)
LCHlch(87.52% 62.87 167.69)

What #01F9BF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #01F9BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#01F9BF Channel Values

How #01F9BF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 1 · G 249 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 99% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 100% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 100% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01F9BF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #01F9BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01F9BF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #01F9BF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #01F9BF.

How #01F9BF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#01F9BF
Protanopia#E5E5C0
Protanomaly#B7EDBF
Deuteranopia#D0D0C3
Deuteranomaly#A6E2C2
Tritanopia#42F3F3
Tritanomaly#33F5E0
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

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Using #01F9BF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-01f9bf: #01F9BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01F9BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01f9bf': '#01F9BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.976, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_01f9bf">#01F9BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#01F9BF"

More Green Colors

#01F9BF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#01F9BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01F9BF?

#01F9BF is a mid-tone green — rgb(1, 249, 191) in RGB and hsl(166, 99%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Technobotanica (#00FFBF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.65.

What is the RGB value of #01F9BF?

#01F9BF is rgb(1, 249, 191) — red 1, green 249, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01F9BF?

#01F9BF converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 23%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01F9BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #01F9BF scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01F9BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01F9BF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 17.65, which is visibly different.

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