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#9FB607 Color

#9FB607 is rgb(159, 182, 7) in RGB, hsl(68, 93%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 96%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FB607
HEX#9FB607
RGBrgb(159, 182, 7)
HSLhsl(68, 93%, 37%)
HSVhsv(68, 96%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 96%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.17 118.5)
LABlab(70.36% -21.92 69.43)
LCHlch(70.36% 72.81 107.52)

What #9FB607 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 #9FB607, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 5.09Limerick#9DC209ΔE 7.33Citron#9FA91FΔE 10.21Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 13.44Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 14.28June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 16.39

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

#9FB607 Channel Values

How #9FB607 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 159 · G 182 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 93% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 96% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 96% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FB607 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FB607 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FB607

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FB607; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FB607
Complementary
#1E07B6
Analogous
#B67607
Analogous
#47B607
Triadic
#079FB6
Triadic
#B6079F
Split comp.
#0747B6
Split comp.
#7607B6

Tints & Shades of #9FB607

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

#C5E208
#DAF71D
#E1F849
#E8FA75
#F0FCA1
#F6FDC9

Shades

#899D06
#788A05
#637104
#4D5903
#384002
#272C02

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FB607.

How #9FB607 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#9FB607
Protanopia#B2B209
Protanomaly#ABB408
Deuteranopia#AFAF11
Deuteranomaly#A9B20D
Tritanopia#ABABAB
Tritanomaly#A6B088
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FB607 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fb607: #9FB607;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FB607;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fb607': '#9FB607' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.714, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_9fb607">#9FB607</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FB607"

More Green Colors

#9FB607 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FB607 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FB607?

#9FB607 is a dark green — rgb(159, 182, 7) in RGB and hsl(68, 93%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #9FB607?

#9FB607 is rgb(159, 182, 7) — red 159, green 182, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FB607?

#9FB607 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 96%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FB607 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FB607 scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FB607 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FB607 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.44, which is visibly different.

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