Palettes / Colors / #9BFDAA
#9BFDAA — Light Vivid Green
#9BFDAA is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #9BFDAA 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.
#9BFDAA is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #FD9BEE; it also sits naturally between #BDFD9B and #9BFDDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #9BFDAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 155, 253, 170 |
| HSL | 129°, 96%, 80% |
| HSV | 129°, 39%, 99% |
| CMYK | 39%, 0%, 33%, 1% |
| XYZ | 55.90, 80.12, 50.55 |
| Yxy | 80.12, 0.2996, 0.4294 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.74, -45.48, 30.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.51, -41.03, 25.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 61% · Green 99% · Blue 67%
Cyan 39% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #9BFDAA
.text { color: #9BFDAA; }
.background { background-color: #9BFDAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9BFDAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(155, 253, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(129, 96%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9BFDAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(155, 253, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9BFDAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(155, 253, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#9BFDAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9BFDAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FD9BEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.02:1 AAA |
Best text color on #9BFDAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9BFDAA
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 #9BFDAA: ·
How #9BFDAA 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 #9BFDAA 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 #9BFDAA?
#9BFDAA is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 155, 253, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #9BFDAA?
#9BFDAA is RGB 155, 253, 170 — HSL 129°, 96%, 80% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 33%, 1%.
What colors go with #9BFDAA?
Its complement is #FD9BEE; analogous partners are #BDFD9B and #9BFDDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #9BFDAA for text?
Black text on #9BFDAA has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.