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#9CE85E Color

#9CE85E is rgb(156, 232, 94) in RGB, hsl(93, 75%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 59%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CE85E
HEX#9CE85E
RGBrgb(156, 232, 94)
HSLhsl(93, 75%, 64%)
HSVhsv(93, 59%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 59%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.187 133.3)
LABlab(84.96% -41.18 57.61)
LCHlch(84.96% 70.81 125.56)

What #9CE85E 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 #9CE85E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 7.35Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 14.02June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 17.81Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 18.74Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 18.94Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 19.62

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

#9CE85E Channel Values

How #9CE85E 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 232 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 75% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 59% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CE85E 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 text14.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CE85E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CE85E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CE85E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CE85E
Complementary
#AA5EE8
Analogous
#E1E85E
Analogous
#5EE865
Triadic
#5E9CE8
Triadic
#E85E9C
Split comp.
#655EE8
Split comp.
#E85EE1

Tints & Shades of #9CE85E

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

#AAEB75
#B8EE8B
#C5F2A1
#D0F4B3
#DEF7C9
#ECFBE0

Shades

#84E236
#6FD21E
#5AAA18
#478613
#325E0D
#1F3A08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CE85E.

How #9CE85E 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#9CE85E
Protanopia#DDDD5F
Protanomaly#C7E25F
Deuteranopia#D3D363
Deuteranomaly#BFDC61
Tritanopia#AEDCDC
Tritanomaly#A7E1B7
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CE85E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ce85e: #9CE85E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CE85E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ce85e': '#9CE85E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.910, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_9ce85e">#9CE85E</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CE85E"

More Green Colors

#9CE85E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9CE85E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CE85E?

#9CE85E is a light green — rgb(156, 232, 94) in RGB and hsl(93, 75%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.35.

What is the RGB value of #9CE85E?

#9CE85E is rgb(156, 232, 94) — red 156, green 232, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CE85E?

#9CE85E converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 59%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CE85E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CE85E scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CE85E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CE85E 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 14.02, which is visibly different.

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