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#9FC945 Color

#9FC945 is rgb(159, 201, 69) in RGB, hsl(79, 55%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 66%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FC945
HEX#9FC945
RGBrgb(159, 201, 69)
HSLhsl(79, 55%, 53%)
HSVhsv(79, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 66%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.165 125.2)
LABlab(76.04% -28.64 58.40)
LCHlch(76.04% 65.04 116.13)

What #9FC945 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 #9FC945, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.52June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 8.66Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 13.29Limerick#9DC209ΔE 13.41Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 13.99Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 15.59

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

#9FC945 Channel Values

How #9FC945 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 201 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 55% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FC945 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FC945 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FC945

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FC945; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FC945
Complementary
#6F45C9
Analogous
#C9B145
Analogous
#5DC945
Triadic
#459FC9
Triadic
#C9459F
Split comp.
#455DC9
Split comp.
#B145C9

Tints & Shades of #9FC945

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

#ACD05D
#BAD879
#C6DF90
#D4E7AC
#E0EEC4
#EFF6DF

Shades

#8DB635
#789A2D
#627E25
#4D631D
#374715
#222B0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FC945.

How #9FC945 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#9FC945
Protanopia#C3C346
Protanomaly#B5C545
Deuteranopia#BCBC49
Deuteranomaly#B1C247
Tritanopia#ACBEBE
Tritanomaly#A7C39C
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FC945 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fc945: #9FC945;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FC945;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fc945': '#9FC945' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.788, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_9fc945">#9FC945</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FC945"

More Green Colors

#9FC945 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FC945 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FC945?

#9FC945 is a mid-tone green — rgb(159, 201, 69) in RGB and hsl(79, 55%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.52.

What is the RGB value of #9FC945?

#9FC945 is rgb(159, 201, 69) — red 159, green 201, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FC945?

#9FC945 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 66%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FC945 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FC945 scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FC945 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FC945 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 8.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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