Palettes / Colors / #9CF00A

#9CF00A — Vivid Green

#9CF00A is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Chartreuse (#7FFF00). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chartreuse (#7FFF00) — not an exact match. CSS chartreuse gives you #7FFF00, a different color; use #9CF00A 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.

#9CF00A 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 #5E0AF0; it also sits naturally between #F0D10A and #29F00A. 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 94% · Blue 4%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9CF00A

.text { color: #9CF00A; }
.background { background-color: #9CF00A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9CF00A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(156, 240, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(82, 92%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9CF00A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(156, 240, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9CF00A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(156, 240, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9CF00A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9CF00A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5E0AF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9CF00A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9CF00A

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 #9CF00A 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 #9CF00A 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

← #9CF009  ·  #9CF00B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9CF00A?

#9CF00A is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 156, 240, 10). Its closest standard named color is Chartreuse.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9CF00A?

#9CF00A is RGB 156, 240, 10 — HSL 82°, 92%, 49% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 96%, 6%.

What colors go with #9CF00A?

Its complement is #5E0AF0; analogous partners are #F0D10A and #29F00A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9CF00A for text?

Black text on #9CF00A has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.