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#9EFFA8 Color

#9EFFA8 is rgb(158, 255, 168) in RGB, hsl(126, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 34%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Green (#98FB98), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EFFA8
HEX#9EFFA8
RGBrgb(158, 255, 168)
HSLhsl(126, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(126, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 34%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.9% 0.149 146.6)
LABlab(92.43% -42.83 32.30)
LCHlch(92.43% 53.64 142.98)

What #9EFFA8 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 #9EFFA8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 6.22Light Green#90EE90ΔE 7.13Mint#98FF98ΔE 7.96Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 13.57Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 15.02Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 15.05

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

#9EFFA8 Channel Values

How #9EFFA8 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 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EFFA8 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9EFFA8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9EFFA8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9EFFA8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9EFFA8
Complementary
#FF9EF5
Analogous
#C5FF9E
Analogous
#9EFFD8
Triadic
#A89EFF
Triadic
#FFA89E
Split comp.
#D89EFF
Split comp.
#FF9EC5

Tints & Shades of #9EFFA8

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

#A8FFB1
#B8FFBF
#C2FFC8
#D1FFD6
#DBFFDF
#EBFFED

Shades

#66FF75
#2EFF43
#00F518
#00BD13
#00850D
#004D08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9EFFA8.

How #9EFFA8 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#9EFFA8
Protanopia#F2F2A9
Protanomaly#D6F7A8
Deuteranopia#E5E5AC
Deuteranomaly#CCF0AA
Tritanopia#ADF6F6
Tritanomaly#A7FADB
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9EFFA8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9effa8: #9EFFA8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EFFA8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9effa8': '#9EFFA8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 1.000, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_9effa8">#9EFFA8</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EFFA8"

More Green Colors

#9EFFA8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9EFFA8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EFFA8?

#9EFFA8 is a lightest green — rgb(158, 255, 168) in RGB and hsl(126, 100%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #9EFFA8?

#9EFFA8 is rgb(158, 255, 168) — red 158, green 255, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EFFA8?

#9EFFA8 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 34%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EFFA8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EFFA8 scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9EFFA8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9EFFA8 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 6.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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