What color is #9FFF40?

#9FFF40 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Acid Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FFF40?

The RGB value is 159, 255, 64: 159 red, 255 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FFF40?

The complementary color is #A040FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FFF40?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FFF40 color

#9FFF40 rgb(159, 255, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FFF40 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 100% green and 25.1% blue (159, 255, 64).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Acid Green (#8FFE09), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.85:1).

#9FFF40 color codes

HEX	`#9FFF40`
RGB	`rgb(159, 255, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 100%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 100%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 75%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 75%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.35, -56.47, 76.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.35, 95.02, 126.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.983, 79.259, 17.462)`
Decimal	`10485568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FFF40, 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 #9FFF40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FFF40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.85:1	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 #9FFF40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fff40; }
.text { color: #9fff40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fff40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 255 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fff40, #40ff41); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FFF40?: #9FFF40 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Acid Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FFF40?: The RGB value is 159, 255, 64: 159 red, 255 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FFF40?: The complementary color is #A040FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FFF40?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.