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#9DE137 Color

#9DE137 is rgb(157, 225, 55) in RGB, hsl(84, 74%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 76%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DE137
HEX#9DE137
RGBrgb(157, 225, 55)
HSLhsl(84, 74%, 55%)
HSVhsv(84, 76%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 76%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.203 129.5)
LABlab(82.76% -40.03 69.65)
LCHlch(82.76% 80.34 119.89)

What #9DE137 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 #9DE137, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 7.37Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 10.01Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 10.08Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 10.22Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 10.93French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 14.98

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

#9DE137 Channel Values

How #9DE137 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 157 · G 225 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 74% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 76% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 76% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DE137 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DE137 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DE137

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DE137; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DE137
Complementary
#7B37E1
Analogous
#E1D037
Analogous
#48E137
Triadic
#379DE1
Triadic
#E1379D
Split comp.
#3748E1
Split comp.
#D037E1

Tints & Shades of #9DE137

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

#AAE552
#B7E96D
#C4ED87
#D4F2A6
#E1F6C1
#EEFADC

Shades

#8DD520
#75B11B
#619216
#4C7311
#38540D
#203107

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DE137.

How #9DE137 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#9DE137
Protanopia#D7D738
Protanomaly#C3DB38
Deuteranopia#CECE3F
Deuteranomaly#BCD63C
Tritanopia#AFD5D5
Tritanomaly#A8DAAC
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DE137 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9de137: #9DE137;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DE137;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9de137': '#9DE137' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.882, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_9de137">#9DE137</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DE137"

More Green Colors

#9DE137 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DE137 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DE137?

#9DE137 is a mid-tone green — rgb(157, 225, 55) in RGB and hsl(84, 74%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.37.

What is the RGB value of #9DE137?

#9DE137 is rgb(157, 225, 55) — red 157, green 225, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DE137?

#9DE137 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 76%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DE137 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DE137 scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DE137 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DE137 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 10.01, which is visibly different.

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