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#9AB47E Color

#9AB47E is rgb(154, 180, 126) in RGB, hsl(89, 26%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9AB47E
HEX#9AB47E
RGBrgb(154, 180, 126)
HSLhsl(89, 26%, 60%)
HSVhsv(89, 30%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.08 129.1)
LABlab(70.30% -16.49 24.55)
LCHlch(70.30% 29.57 123.89)

What #9AB47E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9AB47E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.11Olivine#9AB973ΔE 8.25Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.02Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 11.51Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 12.54Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 13.88

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#9AB47E Channel Values

How #9AB47E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 154 · G 180 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 89° · S 26% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 89° · S 30% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9AB47E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9AB47E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9AB47E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9AB47E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9AB47E
Complementary
#987EB4
Analogous
#B4B37E
Analogous
#7FB47E
Triadic
#7E9AB4
Triadic
#B47E9A
Split comp.
#7E7FB4
Split comp.
#B37EB4

Tints & Shades of #9AB47E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A7BD8F
#B6C8A2
#C2D2B2
#D1DDC5
#DEE6D5
#EDF2E9

Shades

#86A465
#718D53
#5D7444
#485A35
#334026
#1F2717

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9AB47E.

How #9AB47E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9AB47E
Protanopia#B0B07E
Protanomaly#A8B27E
Deuteranopia#ACAC7F
Deuteranomaly#A5AF7F
Tritanopia#A1AEAE
Tritanomaly#9EB19D
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #9AB47E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9ab47e: #9AB47E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9AB47E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ab47e': '#9AB47E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.706, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_9ab47e">#9AB47E</color>
SVG fillfill="#9AB47E"

More Green Colors

#9AB47E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9AB47E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9AB47E?

#9AB47E is a light green — rgb(154, 180, 126) in RGB and hsl(89, 26%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.11.

What is the RGB value of #9AB47E?

#9AB47E is rgb(154, 180, 126) — red 154, green 180, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9AB47E?

#9AB47E converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 30%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9AB47E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9AB47E scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9AB47E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9AB47E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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