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#9ECC8F Color

#9ECC8F is rgb(158, 204, 143) in RGB, hsl(105, 37%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9ECC8F
HEX#9ECC8F
RGBrgb(158, 204, 143)
HSLhsl(105, 37%, 68%)
HSVhsv(105, 30%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.097 138.1)
LABlab(77.61% -24.21 25.39)
LCHlch(77.61% 35.08 133.64)

What #9ECC8F 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 #9ECC8F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.2Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 9.34Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.58Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.83Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.86Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.75

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

#9ECC8F Channel Values

How #9ECC8F 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 204 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 105° · S 37% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 105° · S 30% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9ECC8F 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9ECC8F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9ECC8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9ECC8F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9ECC8F
Complementary
#BC8FCC
Analogous
#BCCC8F
Analogous
#8FCC9E
Triadic
#8F9ECC
Triadic
#CC8F9E
Split comp.
#9E8FCC
Split comp.
#CC8FBC

Tints & Shades of #9ECC8F

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

#AAD29D
#B9DAAF
#C6E0BD
#D2E7CB
#DEEDD9
#EDF5EA

Shades

#83BD70
#68AF50
#558F42
#406C32
#2E4D23
#1B2D15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9ECC8F.

How #9ECC8F 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#9ECC8F
Protanopia#C5C58F
Protanomaly#B7C88F
Deuteranopia#BEBE91
Deuteranomaly#B2C490
Tritanopia#A6C6C6
Tritanomaly#A3C8B2
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9ECC8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ecc8f: #9ECC8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9ECC8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ecc8f': '#9ECC8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.800, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_9ecc8f">#9ECC8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#9ECC8F"

More Green Colors

#9ECC8F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9ECC8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9ECC8F?

#9ECC8F is a light green — rgb(158, 204, 143) in RGB and hsl(105, 37%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.2.

What is the RGB value of #9ECC8F?

#9ECC8F is rgb(158, 204, 143) — red 158, green 204, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9ECC8F?

#9ECC8F converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9ECC8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9ECC8F scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9ECC8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9ECC8F 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 9.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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