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#9FF07A Color

#9FF07A is rgb(159, 240, 122) in RGB, hsl(101, 80%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 49%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mint (#98FF98), visibly different at ΔE 11.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FF07A
HEX#9FF07A
RGBrgb(159, 240, 122)
HSLhsl(101, 80%, 71%)
HSVhsv(101, 49%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 49%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(87.7% 0.172 136.7)
LABlab(87.66% -41.24 48.38)
LCHlch(87.66% 63.57 130.44)

What #9FF07A 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 #9FF07A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#9FF07A Channel Values

How #9FF07A 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 240 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 80% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 49% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FF07A 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9FF07A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FF07A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #9FF07A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FF07A.

How #9FF07A 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#9FF07A
Protanopia#E5E57B
Protanomaly#CDE97A
Deuteranopia#DADA7E
Deuteranomaly#C5E37D
Tritanopia#B0E5E5
Tritanomaly#A9EAC4
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FF07A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ff07a: #9FF07A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FF07A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ff07a': '#9FF07A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.941, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_9ff07a">#9FF07A</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FF07A"

More Green Colors

#9FF07A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9FF07A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FF07A?

#9FF07A is a light green — rgb(159, 240, 122) in RGB and hsl(101, 80%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mint (#98FF98), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.2.

What is the RGB value of #9FF07A?

#9FF07A is rgb(159, 240, 122) — red 159, green 240, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FF07A?

#9FF07A converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 49%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FF07A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FF07A scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FF07A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FF07A 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 11.48, which is visibly different.

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