Palettes / Colors / #9DE2BB

#9DE2BB — Light Muted Green

#9DE2BB is a green color we call Light Muted 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 #9DE2BB 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.

#9DE2BB is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E29DC4; it also sits naturally between #A1E29D and #9DE2DD. 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 62% · Green 89% · Blue 73%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9DE2BB

.text { color: #9DE2BB; }
.background { background-color: #9DE2BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9DE2BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(157, 226, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(146, 54%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9DE2BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(157, 226, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9DE2BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(157, 226, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9DE2BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9DE2BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E29DC4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9DE2BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9DE2BB

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 #9DE2BB 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 #9DE2BB 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 #9DE2BB?

#9DE2BB is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 157, 226, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9DE2BB?

#9DE2BB is RGB 157, 226, 187 — HSL 146°, 54%, 75% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 17%, 11%.

What colors go with #9DE2BB?

Its complement is #E29DC4; analogous partners are #A1E29D and #9DE2DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9DE2BB for text?

Black text on #9DE2BB has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.