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#9EE010 Color

#9EE010 is rgb(158, 224, 16) in RGB, hsl(79, 87%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 93%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EE010
HEX#9EE010
RGBrgb(158, 224, 16)
HSLhsl(79, 87%, 47%)
HSVhsv(79, 93%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 93%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.215 128.1)
LABlab(82.42% -40.19 77.49)
LCHlch(82.42% 87.29 117.41)

What #9EE010 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 #9EE010, 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.

#9EE010 Channel Values

How #9EE010 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 224 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 87% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 93% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 93% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EE010 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9EE010

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9EE010; 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 #9EE010

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9EE010.

How #9EE010 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#9EE010
Protanopia#D7D714
Protanomaly#C3DA12
Deuteranopia#CDCD23
Deuteranomaly#BCD51C
Tritanopia#B0D3D3
Tritanomaly#A9D8A8
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9EE010 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ee010: #9EE010;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EE010;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ee010': '#9EE010' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.878, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_9ee010">#9EE010</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EE010"

More Green Colors

#9EE010 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9EE010 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EE010?

#9EE010 is a mid-tone green — rgb(158, 224, 16) in RGB and hsl(79, 87%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.97.

What is the RGB value of #9EE010?

#9EE010 is rgb(158, 224, 16) — red 158, green 224, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EE010?

#9EE010 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 93%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EE010 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EE010 scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9EE010 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9EE010 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.97, which is visibly different.

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