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#9FEF61 Color

#9FEF61 is rgb(159, 239, 97) in RGB, hsl(94, 82%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 59%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FEF61
HEX#9FEF61
RGBrgb(159, 239, 97)
HSLhsl(94, 82%, 66%)
HSVhsv(94, 59%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 59%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.192 133.7)
LABlab(87.15% -42.74 58.81)
LCHlch(87.15% 72.70 126.01)

What #9FEF61 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 #9FEF61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 7.93Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 15.72Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 17.94Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 18.86June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 19.64French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 19.87

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

#9FEF61 Channel Values

How #9FEF61 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 239 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 82% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 59% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FEF61 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FEF61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FEF61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FEF61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FEF61
Complementary
#B261EF
Analogous
#E6EF61
Analogous
#61EF6B
Triadic
#619FEF
Triadic
#EF619F
Split comp.
#6B61EF
Split comp.
#EF61E6

Tints & Shades of #9FEF61

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

#ADF278
#B8F48B
#C6F6A2
#D2F8B5
#E0FACC
#EBFCDF

Shades

#85EB37
#6DDF16
#59B512
#46900E
#32660A
#1E3C06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FEF61.

How #9FEF61 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#9FEF61
Protanopia#E4E462
Protanomaly#CCE862
Deuteranopia#D9D966
Deuteranomaly#C4E264
Tritanopia#B1E3E3
Tritanomaly#AAE8BD
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FEF61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fef61: #9FEF61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FEF61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fef61': '#9FEF61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.937, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_9fef61">#9FEF61</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FEF61"

More Green Colors

#9FEF61 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FEF61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FEF61?

#9FEF61 is a light green — rgb(159, 239, 97) in RGB and hsl(94, 82%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #9FEF61?

#9FEF61 is rgb(159, 239, 97) — red 159, green 239, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FEF61?

#9FEF61 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 59%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FEF61 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FEF61 scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FEF61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FEF61 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 15.72, which is visibly different.

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