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#9BEF01 Color

#9BEF01 is rgb(155, 239, 1) in RGB, hsl(81, 99%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 100%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spring Bud (#A7FC00), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BEF01
HEX#9BEF01
RGBrgb(155, 239, 1)
HSLhsl(81, 99%, 47%)
HSVhsv(81, 100%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 100%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.235 130.6)
LABlab(86.59% -47.20 81.83)
LCHlch(86.59% 94.46 119.98)

What #9BEF01 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 #9BEF01, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 5.74Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 5.83Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 6.4French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 7.4Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 9.28Lime (Color Wheel)#BFFF00ΔE 11.01

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

#9BEF01 Channel Values

How #9BEF01 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 239 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 99% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 100% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BEF01 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BEF01 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BEF01

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BEF01; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BEF01
Complementary
#5401EF
Analogous
#EFCB01
Analogous
#25EF01
Triadic
#019BEF
Triadic
#EF019B
Split comp.
#0125EF
Split comp.
#CB01EF

Tints & Shades of #9BEF01

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

#ADFE16
#BBFE3E
#C7FE62
#D4FE85
#E1FFA9
#EFFFD1

Shades

#88D001
#74B201
#609301
#497001
#355100
#213300

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BEF01.

How #9BEF01 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#9BEF01
Protanopia#E3E309
Protanomaly#CBE806
Deuteranopia#D8D821
Deuteranomaly#C3E218
Tritanopia#B1E1E1
Tritanomaly#A8E7B3
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BEF01 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bef01: #9BEF01;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BEF01;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bef01': '#9BEF01' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.937, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_9bef01">#9BEF01</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BEF01"

More Green Colors

#9BEF01 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9BEF01 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BEF01?

#9BEF01 is a mid-tone green — rgb(155, 239, 1) in RGB and hsl(81, 99%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spring Bud (#A7FC00), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #9BEF01?

#9BEF01 is rgb(155, 239, 1) — red 155, green 239, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BEF01?

#9BEF01 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 100%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BEF01 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BEF01 scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BEF01 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BEF01 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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