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#9ED39C Color

#9ED39C is rgb(158, 211, 156) in RGB, hsl(118, 38%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 26%, 17%) 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 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9ED39C
HEX#9ED39C
RGBrgb(158, 211, 156)
HSLhsl(118, 38%, 72%)
HSVhsv(118, 26%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 26%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.094 143.8)
LABlab(79.80% -25.79 21.57)
LCHlch(79.80% 33.62 140.10)

What #9ED39C 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 #9ED39C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 5.49Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 5.85Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 8.44Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.26Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.28Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 9.86

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

#9ED39C Channel Values

How #9ED39C 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 211 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 38% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 26% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9ED39C 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9ED39C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9ED39C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9ED39C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9ED39C
Complementary
#D19CD3
Analogous
#B9D39C
Analogous
#9CD3B6
Triadic
#9C9ED3
Triadic
#D39C9E
Split comp.
#B69CD3
Split comp.
#D39CB9

Tints & Shades of #9ED39C

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

#ACD9AB
#B6DEB5
#C4E4C3
#D2EAD1
#E0F1DF
#EAF6EA

Shades

#7CC379
#5DB55A
#479744
#367434
#265124
#173116

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9ED39C.

How #9ED39C 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#9ED39C
Protanopia#CBCB9C
Protanomaly#BBCE9C
Deuteranopia#C4C49E
Deuteranomaly#B6CA9D
Tritanopia#A6CDCD
Tritanomaly#A3CFBB
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9ED39C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ed39c: #9ED39C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9ED39C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ed39c': '#9ED39C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.827, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_9ed39c">#9ED39C</color>
SVG fillfill="#9ED39C"

More Green Colors

#9ED39C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9ED39C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9ED39C?

#9ED39C is a light green — rgb(158, 211, 156) in RGB and hsl(118, 38%, 72%) 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 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #9ED39C?

#9ED39C is rgb(158, 211, 156) — red 158, green 211, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9ED39C?

#9ED39C converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 26%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9ED39C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9ED39C scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9ED39C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9ED39C 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 9.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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