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#9FD5AF Color

#9FD5AF is rgb(159, 213, 175) in RGB, hsl(138, 39%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 18%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FD5AF
HEX#9FD5AF
RGBrgb(159, 213, 175)
HSLhsl(138, 39%, 73%)
HSVhsv(138, 25%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 18%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.077 153.8)
LABlab(80.75% -23.86 12.96)
LCHlch(80.75% 27.15 151.49)

What #9FD5AF 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 #9FD5AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 2.14Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 4.62Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 7.14Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 7.22Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.5Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.04

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

#9FD5AF Channel Values

How #9FD5AF 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 213 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 39% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 25% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FD5AF 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FD5AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FD5AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FD5AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FD5AF
Complementary
#D59FC5
Analogous
#AAD59F
Analogous
#9FD5CA
Triadic
#AF9FD5
Triadic
#D5AF9F
Split comp.
#CA9FD5
Split comp.
#D59FAA

Tints & Shades of #9FD5AF

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

#ADDBBB
#B8E0C4
#C6E6D0
#D1EBD9
#DFF1E4
#EAF6ED

Shades

#7CC592
#58B674
#43985D
#357949
#255534
#16321E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FD5AF.

How #9FD5AF 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#9FD5AF
Protanopia#CDCDAF
Protanomaly#BCD0AF
Deuteranopia#C5C5B1
Deuteranomaly#B7CCB0
Tritanopia#A5D1D1
Tritanomaly#A3D2C4
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FD5AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fd5af: #9FD5AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FD5AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fd5af': '#9FD5AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.835, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_9fd5af">#9FD5AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FD5AF"

More Green Colors

#9FD5AF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9FD5AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FD5AF?

#9FD5AF is a light green — rgb(159, 213, 175) in RGB and hsl(138, 39%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.14.

What is the RGB value of #9FD5AF?

#9FD5AF is rgb(159, 213, 175) — red 159, green 213, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FD5AF?

#9FD5AF converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 18%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FD5AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FD5AF scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FD5AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FD5AF 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 10.04, which is visibly different.

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