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#9FE693 Color

#9FE693 is rgb(159, 230, 147) in RGB, hsl(111, 62%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 36%, 10%) 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 8.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FE693
HEX#9FE693
RGBrgb(159, 230, 147)
HSLhsl(111, 62%, 74%)
HSVhsv(111, 36%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 36%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.133 140.9)
LABlab(85.10% -34.72 33.17)
LCHlch(85.10% 48.02 136.30)

What #9FE693 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 #9FE693, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 8.21Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.03Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 9.36Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 12.56Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.8Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 14.53

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

#9FE693 Channel Values

How #9FE693 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 230 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 111° · S 62% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 111° · S 36% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FE693 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FE693 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FE693

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FE693; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FE693
Complementary
#D994E6
Analogous
#C9E694
Analogous
#94E6B0
Triadic
#94A0E6
Triadic
#E694A0
Split comp.
#B094E6
Split comp.
#E694C9

Tints & Shades of #9FE693

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

#ABE9A0
#BAEDB1
#C4EFBD
#D3F3CD
#DEF6DA
#EDFAEA

Shades

#7BDC6A
#57D241
#40B62B
#318C21
#236317
#143A0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FE693.

How #9FE693 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#9FE693
Protanopia#DCDC93
Protanomaly#C7E093
Deuteranopia#D2D296
Deuteranomaly#C0DA95
Tritanopia#ACDEDE
Tritanomaly#A7E1C4
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FE693 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fe693: #9FE693;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FE693;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fe693': '#9FE693' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.902, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_9fe693">#9FE693</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FE693"

More Green Colors

#9FE693 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FE693 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FE693?

#9FE693 is a light green — rgb(159, 230, 147) in RGB and hsl(111, 62%, 74%) 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 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #9FE693?

#9FE693 is rgb(159, 230, 147) — red 159, green 230, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FE693?

#9FE693 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 36%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FE693 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FE693 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FE693 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FE693 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 9.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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