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#9EDCAA Color

#9EDCAA is rgb(158, 220, 170) in RGB, hsl(132, 47%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 23%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EDCAA
HEX#9EDCAA
RGBrgb(158, 220, 170)
HSLhsl(132, 47%, 74%)
HSVhsv(132, 28%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 23%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.094 150)
LABlab(82.57% -27.98 18.07)
LCHlch(82.57% 33.31 147.14)

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

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

#9EDCAA Channel Values

How #9EDCAA 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 220 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 47% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · S 28% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EDCAA 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9EDCAA

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

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Tints & Shades of #9EDCAA

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.

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How #9EDCAA 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#9EDCAA
Protanopia#D3D3AA
Protanomaly#C0D7AA
Deuteranopia#CACAAC
Deuteranomaly#BAD2AB
Tritanopia#A6D7D7
Tritanomaly#A3D9C6
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

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Using #9EDCAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9edcaa: #9EDCAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EDCAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9edcaa': '#9EDCAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.863, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_9edcaa">#9EDCAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EDCAA"

More Green Colors

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

#9EDCAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EDCAA?

#9EDCAA is a light green — rgb(158, 220, 170) in RGB and hsl(132, 47%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.91.

What is the RGB value of #9EDCAA?

#9EDCAA is rgb(158, 220, 170) — red 158, green 220, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EDCAA?

#9EDCAA converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 23%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EDCAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EDCAA scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9EDCAA 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 11.95, which is visibly different.

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