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#9EFFAD Color

#9EFFAD is rgb(158, 255, 173) in RGB, hsl(129, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 32%, 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 8.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EFFAD
HEX#9EFFAD
RGBrgb(158, 255, 173)
HSLhsl(129, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(129, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 32%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.9% 0.145 148)
LABlab(92.50% -42.23 29.92)
LCHlch(92.50% 51.76 144.68)

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

Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 8.61Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.79Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.37Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 13.83Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 15.05Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 16.36

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

#9EFFAD Channel Values

How #9EFFAD 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 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EFFAD 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 text17.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #9EFFAD

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

Base
#9EFFAD
Complementary
#FF9EF0
Analogous
#C0FF9E
Analogous
#9EFFDD
Triadic
#AD9EFF
Triadic
#FFAD9E
Split comp.
#DD9EFF
Split comp.
#FF9EC0

Tints & Shades of #9EFFAD

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

#A8FFB5
#B8FFC2
#C2FFCB
#D1FFD8
#DBFFE1
#EBFFEE

Shades

#66FF7D
#2EFF4D
#00F525
#00BD1C
#008514
#004D0B

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

How #9EFFAD 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#9EFFAD
Protanopia#F2F2AE
Protanomaly#D6F7AD
Deuteranopia#E5E5B0
Deuteranomaly#CCF0AF
Tritanopia#ADF7F7
Tritanomaly#A7FADD
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9EFFAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9effad: #9EFFAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EFFAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9effad': '#9EFFAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 1.000, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_9effad">#9EFFAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EFFAD"

More Green Colors

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

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#9EFFAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EFFAD?

#9EFFAD is a lightest green — rgb(158, 255, 173) in RGB and hsl(129, 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 8.61.

What is the RGB value of #9EFFAD?

#9EFFAD is rgb(158, 255, 173) — red 158, green 255, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EFFAD?

#9EFFAD converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 32%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EFFAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EFFAD scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9EFFAD 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 8.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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