Close to Green Yellow
#9EED21
#9EED21 is a mid-tone, vivid green, close to the color Green Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 62% red, 92.9% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 83°, with 85% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9EED21.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.44:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.59:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9EED21 as they’d see it.
#9EED21 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #9EED21
What color is #9EED21?
#9EED21 is a mid-tone, vivid green, close to the color Green Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 62% red, 92.9% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 83°, with 85% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #9EED21 in RGB?
#9EED21 is rgb(158, 237, 33): 158 red, 237 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9EED21 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(33, 0, 86, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9EED21?
PANTONE 375 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9EED21?
Its complement #E6CEFE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.