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#9DE387 Color

#9DE387 is rgb(157, 227, 135) in RGB, hsl(106, 62%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 41%, 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 8.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DE387
HEX#9DE387
RGBrgb(157, 227, 135)
HSLhsl(106, 62%, 71%)
HSVhsv(106, 41%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 41%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.141 138.5)
LABlab(83.99% -35.39 37.65)
LCHlch(83.99% 51.67 133.23)

What #9DE387 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 #9DE387, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.16Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 10.43Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 11.66Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.95Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.05Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.36

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

#9DE387 Channel Values

How #9DE387 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 227 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 62% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 41% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DE387 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 text13.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DE387 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DE387

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DE387; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DE387
Complementary
#CE87E3
Analogous
#CAE387
Analogous
#87E3A0
Triadic
#879DE3
Triadic
#E3879D
Split comp.
#A087E3
Split comp.
#E387CA

Tints & Shades of #9DE387

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

#AAE798
#B8EBA8
#C5EFB9
#CFF1C5
#DDF5D6
#EBF9E6

Shades

#7BD95E
#5CD039
#48AE29
#388820
#275F16
#183A0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DE387.

How #9DE387 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#9DE387
Protanopia#D9D987
Protanomaly#C4DD87
Deuteranopia#CFCF8A
Deuteranomaly#BDD789
Tritanopia#AADADA
Tritanomaly#A5DEBF
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DE387 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9de387: #9DE387;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DE387;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9de387': '#9DE387' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.890, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_9de387">#9DE387</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DE387"

More Green Colors

#9DE387 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DE387 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DE387?

#9DE387 is a light green — rgb(157, 227, 135) in RGB and hsl(106, 62%, 71%) 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 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #9DE387?

#9DE387 is rgb(157, 227, 135) — red 157, green 227, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DE387?

#9DE387 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 41%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DE387 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DE387 scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DE387 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DE387 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 8.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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