Palettes / Colors / #9CEDBF

#9CEDBF — Light Green

#9CEDBF 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 #9CEDBF 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.

#9CEDBF 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 #ED9CCA; it also sits naturally between #A1ED9C and #9CEDE7. 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 75%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9CEDBF

.text { color: #9CEDBF; }
.background { background-color: #9CEDBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9CEDBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(156, 237, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(146, 69%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9CEDBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(156, 237, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9CEDBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(156, 237, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #9CEDBF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED9CCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9CEDBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9CEDBF

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 #9CEDBF 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 #9CEDBF 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

← #9CEDBE  ·  #9CEDC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9CEDBF?

#9CEDBF is Light Green, a green color (RGB 156, 237, 191). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9CEDBF?

#9CEDBF is RGB 156, 237, 191 — HSL 146°, 69%, 77% — CMYK 34%, 0%, 19%, 7%.

What colors go with #9CEDBF?

Its complement is #ED9CCA; analogous partners are #A1ED9C and #9CEDE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9CEDBF for text?

Black text on #9CEDBF has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.