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#9FB60C Color

#9FB60C is rgb(159, 182, 12) in RGB, hsl(68, 88%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 93%, 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 5.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FB60C
HEX#9FB60C
RGBrgb(159, 182, 12)
HSLhsl(68, 88%, 38%)
HSVhsv(68, 93%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 93%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.169 118.5)
LABlab(70.37% -21.87 68.88)
LCHlch(70.37% 72.26 107.61)

What #9FB60C 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 #9FB60C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 5.18Limerick#9DC209ΔE 7.55Citron#9FA91FΔE 9.81Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 13.33Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 14.26June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 16.05

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

#9FB60C Channel Values

How #9FB60C 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 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 88% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 93% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 93% · 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 #9FB60C 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 #9FB60C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FB60C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FB60C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FB60C
Complementary
#220CB6
Analogous
#B6780C
Analogous
#4AB60C
Triadic
#0C9FB6
Triadic
#B60C9F
Split comp.
#0C4AB6
Split comp.
#780CB6

Tints & Shades of #9FB60C

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

#C5E10E
#D6F127
#DEF452
#E6F679
#EEF9A4
#F5FCCA

Shades

#8A9E0A
#758609
#606E07
#505B06
#3B4304
#262B03

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FB60C.

How #9FB60C 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#9FB60C
Protanopia#B2B20E
Protanomaly#ABB40D
Deuteranopia#AFAF14
Deuteranomaly#A9B211
Tritanopia#ABABAB
Tritanomaly#A6B088
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FB60C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fb60c: #9FB60C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FB60C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fb60c': '#9FB60C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.714, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_9fb60c">#9FB60C</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FB60C"

More Green Colors

#9FB60C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FB60C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FB60C?

#9FB60C is a dark green — rgb(159, 182, 12) in RGB and hsl(68, 88%, 38%) 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 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #9FB60C?

#9FB60C is rgb(159, 182, 12) — red 159, green 182, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FB60C?

#9FB60C converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 93%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FB60C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FB60C 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 #9FB60C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FB60C 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 13.33, which is visibly different.

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