#9BF859#9BF859
#9BF859 is a very light, highly saturated yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.748; OKLCH L 89.0% C 0.211 H 134.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BF859 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 248, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(95, 92%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(95, 64%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.5%, 0%, 64.1%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.31, -53.31, 65.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.31, 84.41, 129.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.99% -0.1485 0.1504) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.99% 0.211 134.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8871, 74.8223, 21.3155) |
| Luminance | 0.7482 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Grass Green
#9AF764
ΔE00 1.29
Light Lime
#AEFD6C
ΔE00 2.34
Spring Green (survey)
#A9F971
ΔE00 2.48
Key Lime
#AEFF6E
ΔE00 2.50
Pale Lime Green
#B1FF65
ΔE00 2.60
Kiwi
#9CEF43
ΔE00 2.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BF859 #B659F8
analogous
#EBF859 #9BF859 #59F866
triadic
#9BF859 #599BF8 #F8599B
tetradic
#9BF859 #59EBF8 #B659F8 #F86659
square
#9BF859 #59EBF8 #B659F8 #F86659
split-complementary
#9BF859 #6659F8 #F859EB
monochromatic
#5BCE09 #78F61E #9BF859 #BEFA94 #E2FDCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#9BF859 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.97
#9BF859 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BF859
15.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BF859 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BF859 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.97 | 15.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE545
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DE66
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9AEFD7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bf859; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 248, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.0% 0.211 134.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#befb8e',
500: '#9bf859',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bf859; $custom-light: #befb8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bf859",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 248,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 95.094,
"s": 91.908,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88985,
"c": 0.21135,
"h": 134.6
},
"luminance": 0.74825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BF859
secondary
#882CC9
accent
#00E686
background
#FDFFFC
surface
#F9FFF4
border
#D2D7CE
text
#13170D
muted
#82857F