#9ec217

Color #9ec217

A vivid, highly saturated medium green.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 7.68 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9ec217

RGB

rgb(158, 194, 23)

HSL

hsl(72.6, 78.8%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(72.6, 88.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 0%, 88.1%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(73.49, -32.38, 70.86)

LCH

lch(73.49, 77.91, 114.56)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.1802, 122.31)

HWB

hwb(72.6, 9%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b17c2

Analogous

#c29017

#9ec217

#49c217

Triadic

#9ec217

#179ec2

#c2179e

Split-complementary

#9ec217

#1749c2

#9017c2

Tetradic

#9ec217

#17c23b

#3b17c2

#c2179e

Square

#9ec217

#17c290

#3b17c2

#c21749

Shades

Color #9ec217 mixed toward black.

#84a113

#69810f

#4f610b

#354108

#1a2004

Tints

Color #9ec217 mixed toward white.

#bde525

#caea50

#d7ef7c

#e4f5a8

#f2fad3

Tones

Color #9ec217 mixed toward gray.

#96b425

#8da533

#859742

#7d8950

#757b5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf68 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#adaa72 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#a0868c · ΔE 42.7

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 28.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ec217;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ec217]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#9ec217 (#9ec217) is rgb(158, 194, 23) in RGB.

No, #9ec217 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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