Palettes / Colors / #9EEBB5

#9EEBB5 — Light Green

#9EEBB5 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

#9EEBB5 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 #EB9ED4; it also sits naturally between #ADEB9E and #9EEBDC. 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 92% · Blue 71%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9EEBB5

.text { color: #9EEBB5; }
.background { background-color: #9EEBB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9EEBB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(158, 235, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(138, 66%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9EEBB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(158, 235, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9EEBB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(158, 235, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9EEBB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9EEBB5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB9ED4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9EEBB5: #000000.

How #9EEBB5 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 #9EEBB5 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

← #9EEBB4  ·  #9EEBB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9EEBB5?

#9EEBB5 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 158, 235, 181). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9EEBB5?

#9EEBB5 is RGB 158, 235, 181 — HSL 138°, 66%, 77% — CMYK 33%, 0%, 23%, 8%.

What colors go with #9EEBB5?

Its complement is #EB9ED4; analogous partners are #ADEB9E and #9EEBDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9EEBB5 for text?

Black text on #9EEBB5 has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.