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#9FFFC8 Color

#9FFFC8 is rgb(159, 255, 200) in RGB, hsl(146, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 22%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seafoam (#93E9BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FFFC8
HEX#9FFFC8
RGBrgb(159, 255, 200)
HSLhsl(146, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(146, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 22%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.6% 0.119 157.9)
LABlab(92.97% -38.40 17.03)
LCHlch(92.97% 42.01 156.08)

What #9FFFC8 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 #9FFFC8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.38Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 9.6Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 10.24Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 12.68Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 14.77Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 15.44

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

#9FFFC8 Channel Values

How #9FFFC8 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 255 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 146° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 146° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FFFC8 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FFFC8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FFFC8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FFFC8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FFFC8
Complementary
#FF9ED5
Analogous
#A5FF9E
Analogous
#9EFFF9
Triadic
#C89EFF
Triadic
#FFC89E
Split comp.
#F99EFF
Split comp.
#FF9EA5

Tints & Shades of #9FFFC8

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

#A8FFCE
#B8FFD7
#C2FFDC
#D1FFE5
#DBFFEB
#EBFFF3

Shades

#66FFA8
#2EFF89
#00F56A
#00BD52
#008539
#004D21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FFFC8.

How #9FFFC8 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#9FFFC8
Protanopia#F2F2C8
Protanomaly#D6F7C8
Deuteranopia#E5E5CB
Deuteranomaly#CDF0CA
Tritanopia#AAF9F9
Tritanomaly#A6FBE7
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FFFC8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fffc8: #9FFFC8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FFFC8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fffc8': '#9FFFC8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 1.000, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_9fffc8">#9FFFC8</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FFFC8"

More Green Colors

#9FFFC8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FFFC8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FFFC8?

#9FFFC8 is a lightest green — rgb(159, 255, 200) in RGB and hsl(146, 100%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seafoam (#93E9BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.38.

What is the RGB value of #9FFFC8?

#9FFFC8 is rgb(159, 255, 200) — red 159, green 255, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FFFC8?

#9FFFC8 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 22%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FFFC8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FFFC8 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FFFC8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FFFC8 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 10.24, which is visibly different.

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