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#9CE38C Color

#9CE38C is rgb(156, 227, 140) in RGB, hsl(109, 61%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 38%, 11%) 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 8.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CE38C
HEX#9CE38C
RGBrgb(156, 227, 140)
HSLhsl(109, 61%, 72%)
HSVhsv(109, 38%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 38%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.137 139.9)
LABlab(83.99% -35.20 35.19)
LCHlch(83.99% 49.77 135.02)

What #9CE38C 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 #9CE38C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.32Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 10.18Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 10.18Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.86Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 12.12Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 12.88

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

#9CE38C Channel Values

How #9CE38C 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 227 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 109° · S 61% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 109° · S 38% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CE38C 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CE38C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CE38C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CE38C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CE38C
Complementary
#D38CE3
Analogous
#C8E38C
Analogous
#8CE3A8
Triadic
#8C9CE3
Triadic
#E38C9C
Split comp.
#A88CE3
Split comp.
#E38CC8

Tints & Shades of #9CE38C

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

#AAE79C
#B5EAA9
#C3EEB9
#D1F2CA
#DFF6DA
#EAF9E6

Shades

#79D963
#59D03E
#43B12B
#348721
#245E17
#16390E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CE38C.

How #9CE38C 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#9CE38C
Protanopia#D9D98C
Protanomaly#C4DD8C
Deuteranopia#CFCF8F
Deuteranomaly#BDD78E
Tritanopia#A9DADA
Tritanomaly#A4DEC0
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CE38C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ce38c: #9CE38C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CE38C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ce38c': '#9CE38C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.890, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_9ce38c">#9CE38C</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CE38C"

More Green Colors

#9CE38C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9CE38C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CE38C?

#9CE38C is a light green — rgb(156, 227, 140) in RGB and hsl(109, 61%, 72%) 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 8.32.

What is the RGB value of #9CE38C?

#9CE38C is rgb(156, 227, 140) — red 156, green 227, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CE38C?

#9CE38C converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 38%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CE38C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CE38C scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CE38C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CE38C 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 8.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.