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#9CEE5D Color

#9CEE5D is rgb(156, 238, 93) in RGB, hsl(94, 81%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 61%, 7%) 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 8.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CEE5D
HEX#9CEE5D
RGBrgb(156, 238, 93)
HSLhsl(94, 81%, 65%)
HSVhsv(94, 61%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 61%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.195 133.8)
LABlab(86.68% -43.61 59.89)
LCHlch(86.68% 74.08 126.06)

What #9CEE5D 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 #9CEE5D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 8.58Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 15.54Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 16.87Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 17.8French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 18.67SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 19.29

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

#9CEE5D Channel Values

How #9CEE5D 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 238 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 81% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 61% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CEE5D 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 text14.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CEE5D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CEE5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CEE5D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CEE5D
Complementary
#AF5DEE
Analogous
#E4EE5D
Analogous
#5DEE67
Triadic
#5D9CEE
Triadic
#EE5D9C
Split comp.
#675DEE
Split comp.
#EE5DE4

Tints & Shades of #9CEE5D

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

#AAF075
#B6F287
#C4F59E
#D2F7B5
#E0FACC
#EBFCDF

Shades

#83EA34
#6DDE17
#59B413
#448A0F
#30610A
#1E3C06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CEE5D.

How #9CEE5D 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#9CEE5D
Protanopia#E3E35E
Protanomaly#CAE75E
Deuteranopia#D7D763
Deuteranomaly#C2E160
Tritanopia#AFE2E2
Tritanomaly#A8E7BC
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CEE5D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9cee5d: #9CEE5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CEE5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9cee5d': '#9CEE5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.933, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_9cee5d">#9CEE5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CEE5D"

More Green Colors

#9CEE5D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9CEE5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CEE5D?

#9CEE5D is a light green — rgb(156, 238, 93) in RGB and hsl(94, 81%, 65%) 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 8.58.

What is the RGB value of #9CEE5D?

#9CEE5D is rgb(156, 238, 93) — red 156, green 238, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CEE5D?

#9CEE5D converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 61%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CEE5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CEE5D scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CEE5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CEE5D 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 15.54, which is visibly different.

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