Palettes / Colors / #9BEEA3

#9BEEA3 — Light Green

#9BEEA3 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #9BEEA3 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.

#9BEEA3 is a warm-leaning 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 #EE9BE6; it also sits naturally between #BCEE9B and #9BEECD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 61% · Green 93% · Blue 64%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9BEEA3

.text { color: #9BEEA3; }
.background { background-color: #9BEEA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9BEEA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(155, 238, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(126, 71%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9BEEA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(155, 238, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9BEEA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(155, 238, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9BEEA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9BEEA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE9BE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9BEEA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9BEEA3

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:

How #9BEEA3 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 #9BEEA3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9BEEA3?

#9BEEA3 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 155, 238, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9BEEA3?

#9BEEA3 is RGB 155, 238, 163 — HSL 126°, 71%, 77% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 32%, 7%.

What colors go with #9BEEA3?

Its complement is #EE9BE6; analogous partners are #BCEE9B and #9BEECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9BEEA3 for text?

Black text on #9BEEA3 has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.