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#9EC19A Color

#9EC19A is rgb(158, 193, 154) in RGB, hsl(114, 24%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EC19A
HEX#9EC19A
RGBrgb(158, 193, 154)
HSLhsl(114, 24%, 68%)
HSVhsv(114, 20%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.066 142.2)
LABlab(74.70% -17.81 15.67)
LCHlch(74.70% 23.72 138.66)

What #9EC19A 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 #9EC19A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.52Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.62Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.15Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.36Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.71Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.12

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

#9EC19A Channel Values

How #9EC19A 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 158 · G 193 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 114° · S 24% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 114° · S 20% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EC19A 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9EC19A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9EC19A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9EC19A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9EC19A
Complementary
#BD9AC1
Analogous
#B1C19A
Analogous
#9AC1A9
Triadic
#9A9EC1
Triadic
#C19A9E
Split comp.
#A99AC1
Split comp.
#C19AB1

Tints & Shades of #9EC19A

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

#AAC9A6
#B9D2B6
#C5DAC3
#D1E2D0
#DEEADC
#EDF3EC

Shades

#82B07D
#679E61
#54824F
#40623C
#2D462B
#1B2919

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9EC19A.

How #9EC19A 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#9EC19A
Protanopia#BCBC9A
Protanomaly#B1BE9A
Deuteranopia#B6B69B
Deuteranomaly#ADBB9B
Tritanopia#A3BDBD
Tritanomaly#A1BEB0
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9EC19A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ec19a: #9EC19A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EC19A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ec19a': '#9EC19A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.757, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_9ec19a">#9EC19A</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EC19A"

More Green Colors

#9EC19A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9EC19A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EC19A?

#9EC19A is a light green — rgb(158, 193, 154) in RGB and hsl(114, 24%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.52.

What is the RGB value of #9EC19A?

#9EC19A is rgb(158, 193, 154) — red 158, green 193, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EC19A?

#9EC19A converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EC19A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EC19A scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9EC19A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9EC19A 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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