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#9BCA02 Color

#9BCA02 is rgb(155, 202, 2) in RGB, hsl(74, 98%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 99%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BCA02
HEX#9BCA02
RGBrgb(155, 202, 2)
HSLhsl(74, 98%, 40%)
HSVhsv(74, 99%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 99%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.194 124.8)
LABlab(75.85% -32.40 73.81)
LCHlch(75.85% 80.60 113.70)

What #9BCA02 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 #9BCA02, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 5.13Limerick#9DC209ΔE 5.31Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.26Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 9Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 10.34Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 14.21

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

#9BCA02 Channel Values

How #9BCA02 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 155 · G 202 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 98% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 99% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 99% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BCA02 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BCA02 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BCA02

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BCA02; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BCA02
Complementary
#3102CA
Analogous
#CA9502
Analogous
#37CA02
Triadic
#029BCA
Triadic
#CA029B
Split comp.
#0237CA
Split comp.
#9502CA

Tints & Shades of #9BCA02

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

#BAF202
#CBFD26
#D4FD4E
#DEFE77
#E8FE9F
#F3FECD

Shades

#88B102
#749702
#617E01
#4A6001
#364701
#232D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BCA02.

How #9BCA02 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#9BCA02
Protanopia#C3C306
Protanomaly#B4C604
Deuteranopia#BCBC16
Deuteranomaly#B0C210
Tritanopia#AABEBE
Tritanomaly#A4C397
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BCA02 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bca02: #9BCA02;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BCA02;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bca02': '#9BCA02' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.792, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_9bca02">#9BCA02</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BCA02"

More Green Colors

#9BCA02 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9BCA02 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BCA02?

#9BCA02 is a mid-tone green — rgb(155, 202, 2) in RGB and hsl(74, 98%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #9BCA02?

#9BCA02 is rgb(155, 202, 2) — red 155, green 202, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BCA02?

#9BCA02 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 99%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BCA02 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BCA02 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BCA02 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BCA02 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 8.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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