#9FC69F Color

#9FC69F is rgb(159, 198, 159) in RGB, hsl(120, 25%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 20%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FC69F

HEX#9FC69F

RGBrgb(159, 198, 159)

HSLhsl(120, 25%, 70%)

HSVhsv(120, 20%, 78%)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 20%, 22%)

OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.069 144.9)

LABlab(76.25% -19.15 15.17)

LCHlch(76.25% 24.43 141.61)

What #9FC69F 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 #9FC69F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 3.96 Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.78 Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 7.69 Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.77 Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.2 Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.25

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#9FC69F Channel Values

How #9FC69F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 159 · G 198 · B 159	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 120° · S 25% · L 70%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 120° · S 20% · V 78%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 20% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 22%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.9:1 vs white · 11.05:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FC69F 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9FC69F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FC69F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #9FC69F

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.

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How #9FC69F 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#9FC69F

Protanopia#C0C09F

Protanomaly#B4C29F

Deuteranopia#BABAA0

Deuteranomaly#B0BFA0

Tritanopia#A5C2C2

Tritanomaly#A2C3B5

Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #9FC69F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fc69f: #9FC69F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FC69F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fc69f': '#9FC69F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.776, blue: 0.624)

Android XML<color name="color_9fc69f">#9FC69F</color>

SVG fillfill="#9FC69F"

More Green Colors

#9FC69F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9fcf3f 9efd38 a0d6b4 9ef09e a1bf6e 9dc209 a1e8a1 9dc183 a1ff42 9caf88 a3c1ad 9bff05 b3ffd9 ceff85 e9f4d2 006400 00ad74 043927 195905 2e8b57 3b7500 506a1b 66ff99 88e288

#9FC69F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FC69F?

#9FC69F is a light green — rgb(159, 198, 159) in RGB and hsl(120, 25%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.96.

What is the RGB value of #9FC69F?

#9FC69F is rgb(159, 198, 159) — red 159, green 198, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FC69F?

#9FC69F converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 20%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FC69F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FC69F scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FC69F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FC69F 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 5.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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