What color is #9CED24?

#9CED24 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Sour Apple Candy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CED24?

The RGB value is 156, 237, 36: 156 red, 237 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CED24?

The complementary color is #7524ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CED24?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CED24 color

#9CED24 rgb(156, 237, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CED24 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 92.9% green and 14.1% blue (156, 237, 36).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 85% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Sour Apple Candy (#AAEE22), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#9CED24 color codes

HEX	`#9CED24`
RGB	`rgb(156, 237, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 92.9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 85%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 85%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 85%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.89, -51.47, 78.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.89, 94.03, 123.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.313, 67.762, 12.413)`
Decimal	`10284324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CED24, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9CED24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CED24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9CED24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ced24; }
.text { color: #9ced24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ced24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 237 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ced24, #38ed24); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CED24?: #9CED24 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Sour Apple Candy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CED24?: The RGB value is 156, 237, 36: 156 red, 237 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CED24?: The complementary color is #7524ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CED24?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.