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#9CCF44 Color

#9CCF44 is rgb(156, 207, 68) in RGB, hsl(82, 59%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 67%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CCF44
HEX#9CCF44
RGBrgb(156, 207, 68)
HSLhsl(82, 59%, 54%)
HSVhsv(82, 67%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 67%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.174 127.4)
LABlab(77.57% -32.42 60.25)
LCHlch(77.57% 68.42 118.28)

What #9CCF44 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 #9CCF44, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 5.48Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 10.17June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 10.47Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 12.25Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.74Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 16.01

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

#9CCF44 Channel Values

How #9CCF44 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 156 · G 207 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 59% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 67% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 67% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CCF44 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CCF44 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CCF44

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CCF44; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CCF44
Complementary
#7744CF
Analogous
#CFBC44
Analogous
#57CF44
Triadic
#449CCF
Triadic
#CF449C
Split comp.
#4457CF
Split comp.
#BC44CF

Tints & Shades of #9CCF44

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

#A9D55D
#B8DC79
#C5E392
#D2E9AA
#DFEFC2
#EEF7DF

Shades

#8BBF31
#76A22A
#618623
#4A651A
#354913
#202D0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CCF44.

How #9CCF44 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#9CCF44
Protanopia#C7C745
Protanomaly#B8CB44
Deuteranopia#C0C049
Deuteranomaly#B3C647
Tritanopia#AAC4C4
Tritanomaly#A5C9A1
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CCF44 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ccf44: #9CCF44;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CCF44;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ccf44': '#9CCF44' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.812, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_9ccf44">#9CCF44</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CCF44"

More Green Colors

#9CCF44 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9CCF44 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CCF44?

#9CCF44 is a mid-tone green — rgb(156, 207, 68) in RGB and hsl(82, 59%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #9CCF44?

#9CCF44 is rgb(156, 207, 68) — red 156, green 207, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CCF44?

#9CCF44 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 67%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CCF44 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CCF44 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CCF44 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CCF44 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 5.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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