#9CD700
Closest named color: Slime Green (#99CC04). oklch(80.8% 0.208 127), rgb(156, 215, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (12.13:1).
About this color
#9CD700 is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.208 and its hue 127°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Slime Green (#99CC04), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.13:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.208) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Slime Green (#99CC04) |
| Black text | 12.13:1 |
| White text | 1.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9CD700 |
| RGB | rgb(156, 215, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 100%, 42%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.8% 0.208 127) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #9CD700 | 1.73:1 | Fails | Lc -34.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #9CD700 | 12.13:1 | AAA | Lc 72.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9CD700 text on white | 1.73:1 | Fails | Lc 31.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9CD700 text on black | 12.13:1 | AAA | Lc -71.7 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F0F9E5
oklch(97% 0.028 126.8)
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Step 100
100
#DFF2C7
oklch(93.6% 0.06 127)
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Step 200
200
#C5E893
oklch(88.6% 0.116 126.8)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#9CD700
oklch(80.8% 0.208 127)
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Step 400
400
#82B400
oklch(70.8% 0.182 127)
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Step 500
500
#6F9A00
oklch(63.1% 0.162 126.9)
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Step 600
600
#5D8100
oklch(55.5% 0.142 126.6)
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Step 700
700
#4D6D00
oklch(49.1% 0.127 127.1)
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Step 800
800
#3F5900
oklch(42.7% 0.11 126.7)
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Step 900
900
#344A00
oklch(37.7% 0.097 126.5)
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Step 950
950
#1D2C00
oklch(26.9% 0.069 127)
#9CD700 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #E3C700 | 0.101 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #DBC42C | 0.098 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A3CCB7 | 0.169 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C5C5C5 | 0.209 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9CD700
#9CD700
oklch(80.8% 0.208 127)
- #D5ABFF
#D5ABFF
oklch(80.8% 0.123 306.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #9CD700, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9CD700.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Slime Green #99CC04 ΔE 0.030
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.034
- Kiwi Green #8EE53F ΔE 0.037
- Fresh Green #69D84F ΔE 0.051
- Apple Green #76CD26 ΔE 0.052
- Toxic Green #61DE2A ΔE 0.053
- Green Apple #5EDC1F ΔE 0.056
- Kiwi #9CEF43 ΔE 0.062
Use #9CD700 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.