Palettes / Colors / #9DFD9B

#9DFD9B — Light Vivid Green

#9DFD9B is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

#9DFD9B 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 #FB9BFD; it also sits naturally between #CEFD9B and #9BFDCA. 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 99% · Blue 61%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 39% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9DFD9B

.text { color: #9DFD9B; }
.background { background-color: #9DFD9B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9DFD9B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(157, 253, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(119, 96%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9DFD9B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(157, 253, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9DFD9B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(157, 253, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9DFD9B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9DFD9B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FB9BFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9DFD9B: #000000.

How #9DFD9B 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 #9DFD9B 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 #9DFD9B?

#9DFD9B is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 157, 253, 155). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9DFD9B?

#9DFD9B is RGB 157, 253, 155 — HSL 119°, 96%, 80% — CMYK 38%, 0%, 39%, 1%.

What colors go with #9DFD9B?

Its complement is #FB9BFD; analogous partners are #CEFD9B and #9BFDCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9DFD9B for text?

Black text on #9DFD9B has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.