Palettes / Colors / #9BEEA6

#9BEEA6 — Light Green

#9BEEA6 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

#9BEEA6 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 #EE9BE3; it also sits naturally between #B9EE9B and #9BEECF. 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 65%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9BEEA6

.text { color: #9BEEA6; }
.background { background-color: #9BEEA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9BEEA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(155, 238, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(128, 71%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9BEEA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(155, 238, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9BEEA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(155, 238, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9BEEA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9BEEA6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE9BE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9BEEA6: #000000.

How #9BEEA6 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 #9BEEA6 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 #9BEEA6?

#9BEEA6 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 155, 238, 166). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9BEEA6?

#9BEEA6 is RGB 155, 238, 166 — HSL 128°, 71%, 77% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 30%, 7%.

What colors go with #9BEEA6?

Its complement is #EE9BE3; analogous partners are #B9EE9B and #9BEECF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9BEEA6 for text?

Black text on #9BEEA6 has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.