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#9BE68E Color

#9BE68E is rgb(155, 230, 142) in RGB, hsl(111, 64%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 38%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BE68E
HEX#9BE68E
RGBrgb(155, 230, 142)
HSLhsl(111, 64%, 73%)
HSVhsv(111, 38%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 38%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(85.5% 0.14 140.8)
LABlab(84.82% -36.57 35.24)
LCHlch(84.82% 50.78 136.06)

What #9BE68E 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 #9BE68E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 6.79Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 10.34Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 10.56Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 10.99Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.99Mint#98FF98ΔE 12.83

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

#9BE68E Channel Values

How #9BE68E 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 230 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 111° · S 64% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 111° · S 38% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BE68E 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BE68E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BE68E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BE68E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BE68E
Complementary
#D98EE6
Analogous
#C7E68E
Analogous
#8EE6AD
Triadic
#8E9BE6
Triadic
#E68E9B
Split comp.
#AD8EE6
Split comp.
#E68EC7

Tints & Shades of #9BE68E

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

#AAEA9F
#B5EDAB
#C4F0BC
#CFF3C9
#DEF7D9
#E9F9E6

Shades

#76DD64
#51D43A
#3DB427
#308E1F
#226416
#143B0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BE68E.

How #9BE68E 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#9BE68E
Protanopia#DCDC8F
Protanomaly#C5E08E
Deuteranopia#D1D191
Deuteranomaly#BEDA90
Tritanopia#A8DDDD
Tritanomaly#A3E1C3
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BE68E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9be68e: #9BE68E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BE68E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9be68e': '#9BE68E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.902, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_9be68e">#9BE68E</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BE68E"

More Green Colors

#9BE68E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9BE68E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BE68E?

#9BE68E is a light green — rgb(155, 230, 142) in RGB and hsl(111, 64%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #9BE68E?

#9BE68E is rgb(155, 230, 142) — red 155, green 230, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BE68E?

#9BE68E converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 38%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BE68E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BE68E scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BE68E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BE68E 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 6.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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