What color is #9EF146?

#9EF146 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Luxurious Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EF146?

The RGB value is 158, 241, 70: 158 red, 241 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EF146?

The complementary color is #9946F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EF146?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EF146 color

#9EF146 rgb(158, 241, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EF146 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 94.5% green and 27.5% blue (158, 241, 70).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 86% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Luxurious Lime (#88EE22), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#9EF146 color codes

HEX	`#9EF146`
RGB	`rgb(158, 241, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 94.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 86%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 71%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 71%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.3, -50.82, 70.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.3, 86.9, 125.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.661, 70.62, 16.966)`
Decimal	`10416454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EF146, 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 #9EF146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EF146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	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 #9EF146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ef146; }
.text { color: #9ef146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ef146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 241 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ef146, #48f146); }

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Questions

What color is #9EF146?: #9EF146 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Luxurious Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EF146?: The RGB value is 158, 241, 70: 158 red, 241 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EF146?: The complementary color is #9946F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EF146?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.