What color is #9CFF46?

#9CFF46 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Loud Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CFF46?

The RGB value is 156, 255, 70: 156 red, 255 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CFF46?

The complementary color is #A946FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CFF46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CFF46 color

#9CFF46 rgb(156, 255, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CFF46 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 100% green and 27.5% blue (156, 255, 70).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Loud Lime (#88FF22), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#9CFF46 color codes

HEX	`#9CFF46`
RGB	`rgb(156, 255, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 100%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 73%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 73%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.25, -57.1, 74.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.25, 93.76, 127.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.575, 79.028, 18.382)`
Decimal	`10288966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CFF46, 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 #9CFF46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CFF46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	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 #9CFF46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cff46; }
.text { color: #9cff46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cff46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 255 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cff46, #46ff4d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CFF46?: #9CFF46 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Loud Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CFF46?: The RGB value is 156, 255, 70: 156 red, 255 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CFF46?: The complementary color is #A946FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CFF46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.