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#9FC19F Color

#9FC19F is rgb(159, 193, 159) in RGB, hsl(120, 22%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FC19F
HEX#9FC19F
RGBrgb(159, 193, 159)
HSLhsl(120, 22%, 69%)
HSVhsv(120, 18%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.06 145)
LABlab(74.85% -16.80 13.24)
LCHlch(74.85% 21.39 141.77)

What #9FC19F 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 #9FC19F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.13Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 6.86Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 7.49Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.58Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.6Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.34

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

#9FC19F Channel Values

How #9FC19F 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 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 22% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 18% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FC19F 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FC19F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FC19F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FC19F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FC19F
Complementary
#C19FC1
Analogous
#B0C19F
Analogous
#9FC1B0
Triadic
#9F9FC1
Triadic
#C19F9F
Split comp.
#B09FC1
Split comp.
#C19FB0

Tints & Shades of #9FC19F

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

#ABC9AB
#B7D1B7
#C4D9C4
#D3E3D3
#E0EBE0
#ECF3EC

Shades

#83AF83
#639C63
#528052
#406440
#2E482E
#1A281A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FC19F.

How #9FC19F 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#9FC19F
Protanopia#BCBC9F
Protanomaly#B1BE9F
Deuteranopia#B7B7A0
Deuteranomaly#AEBBA0
Tritanopia#A4BDBD
Tritanomaly#A2BFB2
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FC19F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fc19f: #9FC19F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FC19F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fc19f': '#9FC19F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.757, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_9fc19f">#9FC19F</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FC19F"

More Green Colors

#9FC19F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9FC19F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FC19F?

#9FC19F is a light green — rgb(159, 193, 159) in RGB and hsl(120, 22%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #9FC19F?

#9FC19F is rgb(159, 193, 159) — red 159, green 193, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FC19F?

#9FC19F converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FC19F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FC19F scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FC19F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FC19F 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 7.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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