What color is #9EFD5D?

#9EFD5D 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 #9EFD5D?

The RGB value is 158, 253, 93: 158 red, 253 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EFD5D?

The complementary color is #BC5DFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EFD5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EFD5D color

#9EFD5D rgb(158, 253, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EFD5D is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 99.2% green and 36.5% blue (158, 253, 93).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 98% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Lima (#A9F971), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

#9EFD5D color codes

HEX	`#9EFD5D`
RGB	`rgb(158, 253, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 99.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 98%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 63%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 63%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.92, -54.03, 65.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.92, 85.01, 129.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.201, 78.307, 22.771)`
Decimal	`10419549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EFD5D, 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 #9EFD5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EFD5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	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 #9EFD5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9efd5d; }
.text { color: #9efd5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9efd5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 253 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9efd5d, #5dfd6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lawn Green.

Questions

What color is #9EFD5D?: #9EFD5D 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 #9EFD5D?: The RGB value is 158, 253, 93: 158 red, 253 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EFD5D?: The complementary color is #BC5DFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EFD5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.