Palettes / Colors / #9EEBBC

#9EEBBC — Light Green

#9EEBBC is a green color we call Light 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 #9EEBBC 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.

#9EEBBC 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 #EB9ECD; it also sits naturally between #A7EB9E and #9EEBE2. 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 74%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9EEBBC

.text { color: #9EEBBC; }
.background { background-color: #9EEBBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9EEBBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(158, 235, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 66%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9EEBBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(158, 235, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9EEBBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(158, 235, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB9ECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9EEBBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9EEBBC

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 #9EEBBC 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 #9EEBBC 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

← #9EEBBB  ·  #9EEBBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9EEBBC?

#9EEBBC is Light Green, a green color (RGB 158, 235, 188). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9EEBBC?

#9EEBBC is RGB 158, 235, 188 — HSL 143°, 66%, 77% — CMYK 33%, 0%, 20%, 8%.

What colors go with #9EEBBC?

Its complement is #EB9ECD; analogous partners are #A7EB9E and #9EEBE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9EEBBC for text?

Black text on #9EEBBC has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.