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#9ac607

a dark, electric green · warm · closest name: Yellow Green

RGB
154, 198, 7
HSL
74°, 93%, 40%
CMYK
22, 0, 97, 22
Luminance
0.4727

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #9ac607 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#9ac607
Hue
74°
green
Saturation
93%
electric
Lightness
40%
dark
Brightness
78%
HSV value
Perceived
68%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4727
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
37/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
10.45:1
Closest name
Yellow Green
ΔE2000 3
Where it sits
Hue74° of 360°
Saturation93%
Lightness40%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool37% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#9ac607
RGBrgb(154, 198, 7)
HSLhsl(74, 93%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 97%, 22%)
LABlab(74.4 -36.1 73.6)
LCHlch(74.4 82.0 116.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.767 0.190 124.2)
Decimal10143239
Display P3color(display-p3 0.604 0.776 0.027)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9ac607;
background-color: #9ac607;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9ac607] bg-[#9ac607]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9ac607;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.604, green: 0.776, blue: 0.027)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9ac607")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF9AC607)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(7, 198, 154)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #9ac607 · 10.45:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.01:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 10.45:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #9ac607 as text scores 2.01:1 on white and 10.45:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9ac607 on white: 2.01:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9ac607 on black: 10.45:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D2B800
deuteranopia · #CCB629
tritanopia · #A2BCA8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #9ac607 is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAFDF2
#F6FBE4
#EDF9C2
#E3FB93
#D5F95C
#C7F726
#B8EC08
#9ac607
#7B9E06
#5A7209
#384705
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #FAFDF2Darkest = 950 · #384705
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFDF2;
  --brand-100: #F6FBE4;
  --brand-200: #EDF9C2;
  --brand-300: #E3FB93;
  --brand-400: #D5F95C;
  --brand-500: #C7F726;
  --brand-600: #B8EC08;
  --brand-700: #9ac607;
  --brand-800: #7B9E06;
  --brand-900: #5A7209;
  --brand-950: #384705;
  --brand: #9ac607;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #9ac607

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E2EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#889B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0307CA
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#607B04
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F9FEE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#212414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #9ac607

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#3307C6
Analogous left#C69207
Analogous right#3BC607
Split-complement 1#073BC6
Split-complement 2#9207C6
Triadic 1#079AC6
Triadic 2#C6079A
Tetradic#07C692

RGB percentages

Red60.4%
Green77.6%
Blue2.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan22.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow96.5%
Key (black)22.4%

Color previews

#9ac607 text on a black background

contrast 10.45:1

Card sample

#9ac607 text on a white background

contrast 2.01:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9ac607;
Background color
Panel with #9ac607 background
background-color: #9ac607;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9ac607;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(154, 198, 7, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(154, 198, 7, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9ac607;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ac607, #1BC607);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9ac607

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#9ac607 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#9ac607, answered

What color is #9ac607?

#9ac607 is a dark electric green, closest to Yellow Green (ΔE2000 3). It sits at 74° on the hue wheel with 93% saturation and 40% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #9ac607?

rgb(154, 198, 7) — 154 red, 198 green and 7 blue out of 255, or 60.4% / 77.6% / 2.7% by channel.

Is #9ac607 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4727 and perceived brightness is 68%, so black text on it reaches 10.45:1.

Should I use black or white text on #9ac607?

Black. It scores 10.45:1 against #9ac607, versus 2.01:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #9ac607?

#3307C6 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #073BC6 and #9207C6, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #9ac607?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E2EDC0 for borders, #889B4B for secondary text, #0307CA as an accent and #607B04 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C69207 and #3BC607 stays calm, while #3307C6 is the loudest partner.

What is #9ac607 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(22%, 0%, 97%, 22%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #9ac607 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 37 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C6AC07; nudged cooler, #54C805.

Work with #9ac607 in the Color Lab