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#9FD78E Color

#9FD78E is rgb(159, 215, 142) in RGB, hsl(106, 48%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 34%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FD78E
HEX#9FD78E
RGBrgb(159, 215, 142)
HSLhsl(106, 48%, 70%)
HSVhsv(106, 34%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 34%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.115 138.6)
LABlab(80.78% -28.85 30.07)
LCHlch(80.78% 41.68 133.82)

What #9FD78E 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 #9FD78E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 5.49Pistachio#93C572ΔE 8.67Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 12.53Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 12.63Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.93Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 13.15

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

#9FD78E Channel Values

How #9FD78E 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 215 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 48% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 34% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FD78E 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 text12.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FD78E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FD78E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FD78E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FD78E
Complementary
#C68ED7
Analogous
#C4D78E
Analogous
#8ED7A1
Triadic
#8E9FD7
Triadic
#D78E9F
Split comp.
#A18ED7
Split comp.
#D78EC4

Tints & Shades of #9FD78E

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

#ACDD9D
#B9E2AC
#C5E7BB
#D2ECCA
#DFF2D9
#ECF7E8

Shades

#82CB6C
#62BE46
#509F38
#3D792A
#2C571E
#193111

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FD78E.

How #9FD78E 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#9FD78E
Protanopia#CFCF8E
Protanomaly#BED28E
Deuteranopia#C7C790
Deuteranomaly#B8CD8F
Tritanopia#A9D0D0
Tritanomaly#A5D3B9
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FD78E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fd78e: #9FD78E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FD78E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fd78e': '#9FD78E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.843, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_9fd78e">#9FD78E</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FD78E"

More Green Colors

#9FD78E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9FD78E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FD78E?

#9FD78E is a light green — rgb(159, 215, 142) in RGB and hsl(106, 48%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #9FD78E?

#9FD78E is rgb(159, 215, 142) — red 159, green 215, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FD78E?

#9FD78E converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 34%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FD78E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FD78E scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FD78E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FD78E 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 16.43, which is visibly different.

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