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#9EEC79 closest to Herbivore

#9EEC79 is a very light, vivid green; the closest named color is Herbivore. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.0% red, 92.5% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(158, 236, 121)). Its HSL value is 101° hue, 75% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 7% black. #9EEC79 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.73:1.

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Variations of #9EEC79

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#9EEC79 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#9EEC79 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #9EEC79 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E8D680
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3DC6F
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0E074
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E8D680
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5DD7E
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9CE5D1
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9BE9A9
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D8D8D8
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBDDC6

#9EEC79 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#9EEC79 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.73:1 Super#9EEC79 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#9EEC79 in CSS

/* Herbivore */
.color { color: #9EEC79; }
.background { background-color: #9EEC79; }
.border { border: 1px solid #9EEC79; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(158 236 121);
color: hsl(101 75% 70%);
color: oklch(0.867 0.168 136.4);

#9EEC79 FAQ

What color is #9EEC79?

#9EEC79 is a very light, vivid green. Its closest named color is Herbivore. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #9EEC79?

#9EEC79 is rgb(158, 236, 121) in RGB, hsl(101, 75%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(33%, 0%, 49%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #9EEC79?

The complementary color of #9EEC79 is #C779EC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #9EEC79?

Black text has the best contrast on #9EEC79: 14.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #9EEC79 a warm or cool color?

#9EEC79 is a cool color.