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#9ECA44 Color

#9ECA44 is rgb(158, 202, 68) in RGB, hsl(80, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 66%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9ECA44
HEX#9ECA44
RGBrgb(158, 202, 68)
HSLhsl(80, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(80, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 66%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.167 125.7)
LABlab(76.25% -29.51 58.98)
LCHlch(76.25% 65.95 116.58)

What #9ECA44 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 #9ECA44, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 7.57June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 9.01Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 12.6Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.94Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 13.3Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 15.76

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

#9ECA44 Channel Values

How #9ECA44 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 202 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9ECA44 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9ECA44 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9ECA44

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9ECA44; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9ECA44
Complementary
#7144CA
Analogous
#CAB444
Analogous
#5ACA44
Triadic
#449ECA
Triadic
#CA449E
Split comp.
#445ACA
Split comp.
#B444CA

Tints & Shades of #9ECA44

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

#AAD15C
#B8D978
#C5E090
#D3E7AB
#E0EEC3
#EEF6DF

Shades

#8BB734
#769B2C
#617F24
#4C631C
#364814
#212C0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9ECA44.

How #9ECA44 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#9ECA44
Protanopia#C3C345
Protanomaly#B6C644
Deuteranopia#BDBD48
Deuteranomaly#B1C246
Tritanopia#ABBFBF
Tritanomaly#A6C49D
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9ECA44 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9eca44: #9ECA44;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9ECA44;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9eca44': '#9ECA44' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.792, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_9eca44">#9ECA44</color>
SVG fillfill="#9ECA44"

More Green Colors

#9ECA44 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9ECA44 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9ECA44?

#9ECA44 is a mid-tone green — rgb(158, 202, 68) in RGB and hsl(80, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.57.

What is the RGB value of #9ECA44?

#9ECA44 is rgb(158, 202, 68) — red 158, green 202, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9ECA44?

#9ECA44 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 66%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9ECA44 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9ECA44 scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9ECA44 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9ECA44 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 7.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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