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#9FC78F Color

#9FC78F is rgb(159, 199, 143) in RGB, hsl(103, 33%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 22%) 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 7.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FC78F
HEX#9FC78F
RGBrgb(159, 199, 143)
HSLhsl(103, 33%, 67%)
HSVhsv(103, 28%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.088 136.9)
LABlab(76.27% -21.58 23.61)
LCHlch(76.27% 31.99 132.43)

What #9FC78F 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 #9FC78F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.16Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.53Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.68Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.13Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.4Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.34

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

#9FC78F Channel Values

How #9FC78F 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 199 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 103° · S 33% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 103° · S 28% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FC78F 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 text11.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FC78F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FC78F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FC78F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FC78F
Complementary
#B78FC7
Analogous
#BBC78F
Analogous
#8FC79B
Triadic
#8F9FC7
Triadic
#C78F9F
Split comp.
#9B8FC7
Split comp.
#C78FBB

Tints & Shades of #9FC78F

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

#AACD9D
#B9D6AE
#C5DDBB
#D3E5CC
#DFECDA
#EEF5EB

Shades

#85B771
#6BA654
#578844
#446935
#304B26
#1C2C16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FC78F.

How #9FC78F 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#9FC78F
Protanopia#C1C18F
Protanomaly#B4C38F
Deuteranopia#BBBB90
Deuteranomaly#B0C090
Tritanopia#A7C1C1
Tritanomaly#A4C3AF
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FC78F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fc78f: #9FC78F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FC78F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fc78f': '#9FC78F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.780, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_9fc78f">#9FC78F</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FC78F"

More Green Colors

#9FC78F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FC78F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FC78F?

#9FC78F is a light green — rgb(159, 199, 143) in RGB and hsl(103, 33%, 67%) 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 7.16.

What is the RGB value of #9FC78F?

#9FC78F is rgb(159, 199, 143) — red 159, green 199, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FC78F?

#9FC78F converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FC78F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FC78F scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FC78F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FC78F 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 7.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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