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#9FC19A Color

#9FC19A is rgb(159, 193, 154) in RGB, hsl(112, 24%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FC19A
HEX#9FC19A
RGBrgb(159, 193, 154)
HSLhsl(112, 24%, 68%)
HSVhsv(112, 20%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.066 141.5)
LABlab(74.76% -17.46 15.78)
LCHlch(74.76% 23.53 137.89)

What #9FC19A 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 #9FC19A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.8Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.95Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.92Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.08Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.92Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.06

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

#9FC19A Channel Values

How #9FC19A 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 193 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 112° · S 24% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 112° · S 20% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FC19A 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FC19A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FC19A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FC19A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FC19A
Complementary
#BC9AC1
Analogous
#B3C19A
Analogous
#9AC1A8
Triadic
#9A9FC1
Triadic
#C19A9F
Split comp.
#A89AC1
Split comp.
#C19AB3

Tints & Shades of #9FC19A

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

#ABC9A6
#BAD2B6
#C6DAC3
#D2E2D0
#DEEADC
#EDF3EC

Shades

#84B07D
#699E61
#56824F
#41623C
#2E462B
#1B2919

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FC19A.

How #9FC19A 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#9FC19A
Protanopia#BCBC9A
Protanomaly#B1BE9A
Deuteranopia#B7B79B
Deuteranomaly#AEBB9B
Tritanopia#A4BDBD
Tritanomaly#A2BEB0
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FC19A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fc19a: #9FC19A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FC19A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fc19a': '#9FC19A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.757, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_9fc19a">#9FC19A</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FC19A"

More Green Colors

#9FC19A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FC19A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FC19A?

#9FC19A is a light green — rgb(159, 193, 154) in RGB and hsl(112, 24%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #9FC19A?

#9FC19A is rgb(159, 193, 154) — red 159, green 193, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FC19A?

#9FC19A converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FC19A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FC19A scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FC19A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FC19A 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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