Palettes / Colors / #9EFAAA
#9EFAAA — Light Vivid Green
#9EFAAA is a green color we call Light Vivid 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 #9EFAAA 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.
#9EFAAA 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 #FA9EEE; it also sits naturally between #C0FA9E and #9EFAD8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #9EFAAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 158, 250, 170 |
| HSL | 128°, 90%, 80% |
| HSV | 128°, 37%, 98% |
| CMYK | 37%, 0%, 32%, 2% |
| XYZ | 55.54, 78.54, 50.26 |
| Yxy | 78.54, 0.3013, 0.4261 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.03, -43.30, 29.96 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.62, -39.10, 24.49 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 62% · Green 98% · Blue 67%
Cyan 37% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #9EFAAA
.text { color: #9EFAAA; }
.background { background-color: #9EFAAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9EFAAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(158, 250, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(128, 90%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9EFAAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(158, 250, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9EFAAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(158, 250, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#9EFAAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9EFAAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FA9EEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #9EFAAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9EFAAA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #9EFAAA: ·
How #9EFAAA 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 #9EFAAA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #9EFAAA?
#9EFAAA is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 158, 250, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #9EFAAA?
#9EFAAA is RGB 158, 250, 170 — HSL 128°, 90%, 80% — CMYK 37%, 0%, 32%, 2%.
What colors go with #9EFAAA?
Its complement is #FA9EEE; analogous partners are #C0FA9E and #9EFAD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #9EFAAA for text?
Black text on #9EFAAA has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.