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#9DFF8A Color

#9DFF8A is rgb(157, 255, 138) in RGB, hsl(110, 100%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 46%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mint (#98FF98), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DFF8A
HEX#9DFF8A
RGBrgb(157, 255, 138)
HSLhsl(110, 100%, 77%)
HSVhsv(110, 46%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 46%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.3% 0.179 140.4)
LABlab(92.01% -46.30 46.19)
LCHlch(92.01% 65.40 135.07)

What #9DFF8A 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 #9DFF8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mint#98FF98ΔE 6.78Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 8.45Light Green#90EE90ΔE 11.66Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.21Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 15.02Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 19.16

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

#9DFF8A Channel Values

How #9DFF8A 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 255 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 100% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 46% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DFF8A 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DFF8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DFF8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DFF8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DFF8A
Complementary
#EB8AFF
Analogous
#D8FF8A
Analogous
#8AFFB1
Triadic
#8A9DFF
Triadic
#FF8A9D
Split comp.
#B18AFF
Split comp.
#FF8AD8

Tints & Shades of #9DFF8A

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

#AAFF99
#B7FFA8
#C4FFB8
#D0FFC7
#DDFFD6
#EAFFE5

Shades

#73FF57
#44FF1F
#27EB00
#1EB300
#158000
#0C4700

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DFF8A.

How #9DFF8A 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#9DFF8A
Protanopia#F2F28B
Protanomaly#D5F78A
Deuteranopia#E5E58F
Deuteranomaly#CCF08D
Tritanopia#B0F4F4
Tritanomaly#A9F9D2
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DFF8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9dff8a: #9DFF8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DFF8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9dff8a': '#9DFF8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 1.000, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_9dff8a">#9DFF8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DFF8A"

More Green Colors

#9DFF8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DFF8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DFF8A?

#9DFF8A is a light green — rgb(157, 255, 138) in RGB and hsl(110, 100%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mint (#98FF98), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #9DFF8A?

#9DFF8A is rgb(157, 255, 138) — red 157, green 255, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DFF8A?

#9DFF8A converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 46%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DFF8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DFF8A scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DFF8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DFF8A 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 8.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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