What color is #9DFF74?

#9DFF74 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Lima. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DFF74?

The RGB value is 157, 255, 116: 157 red, 255 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DFF74?

The complementary color is #D674FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DFF74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DFF74 color

#9DFF74 rgb(157, 255, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DFF74 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 100% green and 45.5% blue (157, 255, 116).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lima (#A9F971), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.99:1).

#9DFF74 color codes

HEX	`#9DFF74`
RGB	`rgb(157, 255, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 100%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 55%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.66, -52.99, 56.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.66, 77.6, 133.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.815, 79.946, 29.168)`
Decimal	`10354548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DFF74, 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 #9DFF74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DFF74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.99:1	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 #9DFF74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dff74; }
.text { color: #9dff74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dff74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 255 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dff74, #74ff90); }

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Questions

What color is #9DFF74?: #9DFF74 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Lima. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DFF74?: The RGB value is 157, 255, 116: 157 red, 255 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DFF74?: The complementary color is #D674FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DFF74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.