Olivine (#9AB973)

The hex code for Olivine is #9AB973. It is rgb(154, 185, 115) in RGB, hsl(87, 33%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 38%, 27%) in CMYK — a mid-tone green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9AB973

HEX#9AB973

RGBrgb(154, 185, 115)

HSLhsl(87, 33%, 59%)

HSVhsv(87, 38%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 38%, 27%)

OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.101 128.1)

LABlab(71.56% -19.98 31.92)

LCHlch(71.56% 37.65 122.04)

Colors Closest to Olivine

Olivine is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Pistachio#93C572ΔE 9.58 Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 10.04 Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 12.14 Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 13.06 Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 13.71 Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 14.3

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

#9AB973 Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 154 · G 185 · B 115	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 87° · S 33% · L 59%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 87° · S 38% · V 73%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 17% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 27%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.2:1 vs white · 9.56:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Olivine 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.

TextWhite text2.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Olivine

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

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Olivine

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.

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How Olivine 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#9AB973

Protanopia#B4B473

Protanomaly#AAB673

Deuteranopia#B0B074

Deuteranomaly#A7B374

Tritanopia#A2B2B2

Tritanomaly#9FB59D

Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

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Using #9AB973 in Code

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

CSS custom property--olivine: #9AB973;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9AB973;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'olivine': '#9AB973' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.725, blue: 0.451)

Android XML<color name="olivine">#9AB973</color>

SVG fillfill="#9AB973"

More Green Colors

Olivine sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9acd32 99ffcc 9ae600 99ff99 9bff05 99ff66 9caf88 99ff33 9dc183 99ff00 9dc209 99e6b3 adffe0 ccff00 e4ecd4 004f3b 009e60 00ffcd 179617 29ff94 38ff38 4ed44e 66cdaa 87b42d

#9AB973 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Olivine?

The hex code for Olivine is #9AB973. That is rgb(154, 185, 115) in RGB, hsl(87, 33%, 59%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 38%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #9AB973?

#9AB973 is rgb(154, 185, 115) — red 154, green 185, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9AB973?

#9AB973 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 38%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9AB973 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9AB973 scores 2.2:1 against white and 9.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9AB973 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9AB973 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 14.3, which is visibly different.

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