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#9FC299 Color

#9FC299 is rgb(159, 194, 153) in RGB, hsl(111, 25%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 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 5.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FC299
HEX#9FC299
RGBrgb(159, 194, 153)
HSLhsl(111, 25%, 68%)
HSVhsv(111, 21%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.069 141)
LABlab(75.03% -18.05 16.67)
LCHlch(75.03% 24.57 137.28)

What #9FC299 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 #9FC299, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.2Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.79Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.35Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.02Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.89Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.11

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

#9FC299 Channel Values

How #9FC299 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 194 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 111° · S 25% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 111° · S 21% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FC299 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FC299 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FC299

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FC299; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FC299
Complementary
#BC99C2
Analogous
#B4C299
Analogous
#99C2A7
Triadic
#999FC2
Triadic
#C2999F
Split comp.
#A799C2
Split comp.
#C299B4

Tints & Shades of #9FC299

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
#BAD3B6
#C6DBC2
#D2E2CF
#DEEADC
#EDF4EC

Shades

#84B17C
#699F60
#56834E
#41633B
#2E462A
#1B2919

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FC299.

How #9FC299 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#9FC299
Protanopia#BDBD99
Protanomaly#B2BF99
Deuteranopia#B7B79A
Deuteranomaly#AEBC9A
Tritanopia#A5BDBD
Tritanomaly#A2BFB0
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #9FC299 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fc299: #9FC299;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FC299;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fc299': '#9FC299' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.761, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_9fc299">#9FC299</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FC299"

More Green Colors

#9FC299 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FC299 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FC299?

#9FC299 is a light green — rgb(159, 194, 153) in RGB and hsl(111, 25%, 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 5.2.

What is the RGB value of #9FC299?

#9FC299 is rgb(159, 194, 153) — red 159, green 194, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FC299?

#9FC299 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FC299 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FC299 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FC299 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FC299 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 5.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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