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#9EFF61 Color

#9EFF61 is rgb(158, 255, 97) in RGB, hsl(97, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 62%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lime (#9EFD38), visibly different at ΔE 13.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EFF61
HEX#9EFF61
RGBrgb(158, 255, 97)
HSLhsl(97, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(97, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 62%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(90.9% 0.213 135.3)
LABlab(91.69% -49.20 63.70)
LCHlch(91.69% 80.49 127.69)

What #9EFF61 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 #9EFF61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 13.13Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 14.18Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 14.98Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 15.69Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 16.99SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 17.23

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

#9EFF61 Channel Values

How #9EFF61 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 255 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EFF61 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9EFF61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9EFF61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9EFF61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9EFF61
Complementary
#C261FF
Analogous
#EDFF61
Analogous
#61FF73
Triadic
#619EFF
Triadic
#FF619E
Split comp.
#7361FF
Split comp.
#FF61ED

Tints & Shades of #9EFF61

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

#AAFF75
#B7FF8A
#C3FF9E
#D3FFB8
#E0FFCC
#ECFFE0

Shades

#81FF33
#62FF00
#50D100
#3FA300
#2D7500
#194200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9EFF61.

How #9EFF61 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#9EFF61
Protanopia#F2F262
Protanomaly#D6F762
Deuteranopia#E5E568
Deuteranomaly#CCF065
Tritanopia#B4F2F2
Tritanomaly#ABF7C9
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9EFF61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9eff61: #9EFF61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EFF61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9eff61': '#9EFF61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 1.000, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_9eff61">#9EFF61</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EFF61"

More Green Colors

#9EFF61 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9EFF61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EFF61?

#9EFF61 is a light green — rgb(158, 255, 97) in RGB and hsl(97, 100%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lime (#9EFD38), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.13.

What is the RGB value of #9EFF61?

#9EFF61 is rgb(158, 255, 97) — red 158, green 255, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EFF61?

#9EFF61 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 62%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EFF61 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EFF61 scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9EFF61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9EFF61 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 16.99, which is visibly different.

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