Palettes / Colors / #9AEFCD
#9AEFCD — Light Green
#9AEFCD is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #9AEFCD when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#9AEFCD is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EF9ABC; it also sits naturally between #9AEFA2 and #9AE7EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #9AEFCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 154, 239, 205 |
| HSL | 156°, 73%, 77% |
| HSV | 156°, 36%, 94% |
| CMYK | 36%, 0%, 14%, 6% |
| XYZ | 55.21, 73.01, 68.94 |
| Yxy | 73.01, 0.2800, 0.3703 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.45, -33.04, 8.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.45, -30.10, 7.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 60% · Green 94% · Blue 80%
Cyan 36% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #9AEFCD
.text { color: #9AEFCD; }
.background { background-color: #9AEFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9AEFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(154, 239, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 73%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9AEFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(154, 239, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9AEFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(154, 239, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#9AEFCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9AEFCD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #9AEFCD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EF9ABC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.60:1 AAA |
Best text color on #9AEFCD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9AEFCD
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #9AEFCD: ·
How #9AEFCD looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #9AEFCD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #9AEFCD?
#9AEFCD is Light Green, a green color (RGB 154, 239, 205). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.
What is the RGB and HSL of #9AEFCD?
#9AEFCD is RGB 154, 239, 205 — HSL 156°, 73%, 77% — CMYK 36%, 0%, 14%, 6%.
What colors go with #9AEFCD?
Its complement is #EF9ABC; analogous partners are #9AEFA2 and #9AE7EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #9AEFCD for text?
Black text on #9AEFCD has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.