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#9EFFAB Color

#9EFFAB is rgb(158, 255, 171) in RGB, hsl(128, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 33%, 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 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EFFAB
HEX#9EFFAB
RGBrgb(158, 255, 171)
HSLhsl(128, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(128, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 33%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.9% 0.147 147.5)
LABlab(92.47% -42.47 30.87)
LCHlch(92.47% 52.51 143.99)

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

Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 7.65Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.08Mint#98FF98ΔE 9.4Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 13.67Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 15.46Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 15.8

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

#9EFFAB Channel Values

How #9EFFAB 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 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EFFAB 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 text17.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #9EFFAB

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

Base
#9EFFAB
Complementary
#FF9EF2
Analogous
#C2FF9E
Analogous
#9EFFDB
Triadic
#AB9EFF
Triadic
#FFAB9E
Split comp.
#DB9EFF
Split comp.
#FF9EC2

Tints & Shades of #9EFFAB

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

#A8FFB4
#B8FFC1
#C2FFCA
#D1FFD7
#DBFFE0
#EBFFED

Shades

#66FF7A
#2EFF4A
#00F521
#00BD19
#008512
#004D0A

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

How #9EFFAB 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#9EFFAB
Protanopia#F2F2AC
Protanomaly#D6F7AB
Deuteranopia#E5E5AE
Deuteranomaly#CCF0AD
Tritanopia#ADF6F6
Tritanomaly#A7FADC
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9EFFAB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9effab: #9EFFAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EFFAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9effab': '#9EFFAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 1.000, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_9effab">#9EFFAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EFFAB"

More Green Colors

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

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#9EFFAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EFFAB?

#9EFFAB is a lightest green — rgb(158, 255, 171) in RGB and hsl(128, 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 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #9EFFAB?

#9EFFAB is rgb(158, 255, 171) — red 158, green 255, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EFFAB?

#9EFFAB converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 33%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EFFAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EFFAB scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9EFFAB 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 7.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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