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#9DE60A Color

#9DE60A is rgb(157, 230, 10) in RGB, hsl(80, 92%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 96%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DE60A
HEX#9DE60A
RGBrgb(157, 230, 10)
HSLhsl(80, 92%, 47%)
HSVhsv(80, 96%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 96%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.223 129.1)
LABlab(84.09% -42.98 79.31)
LCHlch(84.09% 90.20 118.45)

What #9DE60A 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 #9DE60A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 5.51Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 7.54Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 8.88French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 10.41Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 10.51Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 10.95

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

#9DE60A Channel Values

How #9DE60A 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 230 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 92% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 96% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 96% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DE60A 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DE60A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DE60A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DE60A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DE60A
Complementary
#530AE6
Analogous
#E6C10A
Analogous
#2EE60A
Triadic
#0A9DE6
Triadic
#E60A9D
Split comp.
#0A2EE6
Split comp.
#C10AE6

Tints & Shades of #9DE60A

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

#AEF61E
#BCF745
#C8F967
#D5FA89
#E1FCAC
#EFFDD3

Shades

#89C908
#75AB07
#618E06
#496C04
#354E03
#213102

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DE60A.

How #9DE60A 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#9DE60A
Protanopia#DCDC10
Protanomaly#C6E00E
Deuteranopia#D2D222
Deuteranomaly#BFDA1A
Tritanopia#B1D9D9
Tritanomaly#A9DEAD
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DE60A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9de60a: #9DE60A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DE60A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9de60a': '#9DE60A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.902, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_9de60a">#9DE60A</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DE60A"

More Green Colors

#9DE60A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DE60A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DE60A?

#9DE60A is a mid-tone green — rgb(157, 230, 10) in RGB and hsl(80, 92%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #9DE60A?

#9DE60A is rgb(157, 230, 10) — red 157, green 230, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DE60A?

#9DE60A converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 96%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DE60A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DE60A scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DE60A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DE60A 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.88, 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.