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#9eee67

a light, electric green · neutral · closest name: Light Green

RGB
158, 238, 103
HSL
96°, 80%, 67%
CMYK
34, 0, 57, 7
Luminance
0.6940

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #9eee67 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#9eee67
Hue
96°
green
Saturation
80%
electric
Lightness
67%
light
Brightness
93%
HSV value
Perceived
80%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6940
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
52/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.88:1
Closest name
Light Green
ΔE2000 6.8
Where it sits
Hue96° of 360°
Saturation80%
Lightness67%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool52% cool

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

Every format

HEX#9eee67
RGBrgb(158, 238, 103)
HSLhsl(96, 80%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 57%, 7%)
LABlab(86.7 -46.9 56.7)
LCHlch(86.7 73.6 129.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.869 0.186 134.4)
Decimal10415719
Display P3color(display-p3 0.620 0.933 0.404)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9eee67;
background-color: #9eee67;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9eee67] bg-[#9eee67]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9eee67;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.620, green: 0.933, blue: 0.404)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9eee67")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF9EEE67)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(103, 238, 158)

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 #9eee67 · 14.88:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.41:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.88:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #9eee67 as text scores 1.41:1 on white and 14.88:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9eee67 on white: 1.41:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9eee67 on black: 14.88:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F6DD59
deuteranopia · #EBD771
tritanopia · #9DE6D0

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #9eee67 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6FCF3
#EEF9E6
#D9F5C7
#BFF49A
#9eee67
#7EE835
#68DC19
#57B715
#459310
#356A10
#21420A
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F6FCF3Darkest = 950 · #21420A
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6FCF3;
  --brand-100: #EEF9E6;
  --brand-200: #D9F5C7;
  --brand-300: #BFF49A;
  --brand-400: #9eee67;
  --brand-500: #7EE835;
  --brand-600: #68DC19;
  --brand-700: #57B715;
  --brand-800: #459310;
  --brand-900: #356A10;
  --brand-950: #21420A;
  --brand: #9eee67;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #9eee67

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#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D2EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#6B9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#9464F1
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#36730D
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F0FCE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1A2414
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 #9eee67

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
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • 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
  • White 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#B767EE
Analogous left#E1EE67
Analogous right#67EE74
Split-complement 1#7467EE
Split-complement 2#EE67E1
Triadic 1#679EEE
Triadic 2#EE679E
Tetradic#67E1EE

RGB percentages

Red62.0%
Green93.3%
Blue40.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan33.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow56.7%
Key (black)6.7%

Color previews

#9eee67 text on a black background

contrast 14.88:1

Card sample

#9eee67 text on a white background

contrast 1.41:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9eee67;
Background color
Panel with #9eee67 background
background-color: #9eee67;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9eee67;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(158, 238, 103, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(158, 238, 103, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9eee67;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9eee67, #67EE8A);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9eee67

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.

#9eee67 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
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#9eee67, answered

What color is #9eee67?

#9eee67 is a light electric green, closest to Light Green (ΔE2000 6.8). It sits at 96° on the hue wheel with 80% saturation and 67% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #9eee67?

rgb(158, 238, 103) — 158 red, 238 green and 103 blue out of 255, or 62% / 93.3% / 40.4% by channel.

Is #9eee67 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6940 and perceived brightness is 80%, so black text on it reaches 14.88:1.

Should I use black or white text on #9eee67?

Black. It scores 14.88:1 against #9eee67, versus 1.41:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #9eee67?

#B767EE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #7467EE and #EE67E1, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #9eee67?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D2EDC0 for borders, #6B9B4B for secondary text, #9464F1 as an accent and #36730D for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E1EE67 and #67EE74 stays calm, while #B767EE is the loudest partner.

What is #9eee67 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(34%, 0%, 57%, 7%). 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 #9eee67 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 52 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CFEE67; nudged cooler, #6BF065.

Work with #9eee67 in the Color Lab