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#9BE49E

#9BE49E is a light, rich green, close to the color Honeydew Green. In RGB it’s made of 60.8% red, 89.4% green, and 62% blue. Its hue is 122°, with 57% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9BE49E as they’d see it.

Typical vision#9BE49E
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #9BE49E?

#9BE49E is a light, rich green, close to the color Honeydew Green. In RGB it’s made of 60.8% red, 89.4% green, and 62% blue. Its hue is 122°, with 57% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #9BE49E in RGB?

#9BE49E is rgb(155, 228, 158): 155 red, 228 green, and 158 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #9BE49E in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(32, 0, 31, 11). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #9BE49E?

PANTONE 351 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #9BE49E?

Its complement #FEBEFA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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