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#9BF480 Color

#9BF480 is rgb(155, 244, 128) in RGB, hsl(106, 84%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 48%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mint (#98FF98), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BF480
HEX#9BF480
RGBrgb(155, 244, 128)
HSLhsl(106, 84%, 73%)
HSVhsv(106, 48%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 48%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(88.5% 0.174 138.8)
LABlab(88.66% -43.58 46.75)
LCHlch(88.66% 63.91 132.99)

What #9BF480 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 #9BF480, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mint#98FF98ΔE 8.52Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.14Light Green#90EE90ΔE 10.57Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.03Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 15.45Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 16.65

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

#9BF480 Channel Values

How #9BF480 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 244 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 84% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 48% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BF480 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BF480 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BF480

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BF480; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BF480
Complementary
#D980F4
Analogous
#D5F480
Analogous
#80F49F
Triadic
#809BF4
Triadic
#F4809B
Split comp.
#9F80F4
Split comp.
#F480D5

Tints & Shades of #9BF480

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

#AAF693
#B5F7A1
#C4F8B4
#CFFAC2
#DEFBD5
#E9FDE3

Shades

#76F051
#51EC22
#3DCA12
#30A00E
#22710A
#144206

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BF480.

How #9BF480 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#9BF480
Protanopia#E8E881
Protanomaly#CEED80
Deuteranopia#DCDC84
Deuteranomaly#C5E683
Tritanopia#ADE9E9
Tritanomaly#A6EEC8
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BF480 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bf480: #9BF480;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BF480;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bf480': '#9BF480' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.957, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_9bf480">#9BF480</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BF480"

More Green Colors

#9BF480 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9BF480 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BF480?

#9BF480 is a light green — rgb(155, 244, 128) in RGB and hsl(106, 84%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mint (#98FF98), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.52.

What is the RGB value of #9BF480?

#9BF480 is rgb(155, 244, 128) — red 155, green 244, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BF480?

#9BF480 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 48%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BF480 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BF480 scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BF480 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BF480 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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