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#9ABB86 Color

#9ABB86 is rgb(154, 187, 134) in RGB, hsl(97, 28%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 28%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9ABB86
HEX#9ABB86
RGBrgb(154, 187, 134)
HSLhsl(97, 28%, 63%)
HSVhsv(97, 28%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 28%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.082 134)
LABlab(72.40% -18.89 23.11)
LCHlch(72.40% 29.85 129.26)

What #9ABB86 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 #9ABB86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.26Olivine#9AB973ΔE 8.91Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.16Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.03Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 13.56Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 13.7

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

#9ABB86 Channel Values

How #9ABB86 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 187 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 28% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 28% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9ABB86 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9ABB86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9ABB86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9ABB86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9ABB86
Complementary
#A786BB
Analogous
#B5BB86
Analogous
#86BB8C
Triadic
#869ABB
Triadic
#BB869A
Split comp.
#8C86BB
Split comp.
#BB86B5

Tints & Shades of #9ABB86

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

#A8C497
#B6CDA7
#C3D7B7
#D1E0C8
#DEE9D8
#ECF2E8

Shades

#85AC6C
#6E9654
#5B7C46
#455F35
#324527
#1D2716

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9ABB86.

How #9ABB86 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#9ABB86
Protanopia#B6B686
Protanomaly#ABB886
Deuteranopia#B1B187
Deuteranomaly#A8B587
Tritanopia#A1B5B5
Tritanomaly#9EB8A5
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9ABB86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9abb86: #9ABB86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9ABB86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9abb86': '#9ABB86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.733, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_9abb86">#9ABB86</color>
SVG fillfill="#9ABB86"

More Green Colors

#9ABB86 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9ABB86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9ABB86?

#9ABB86 is a light green — rgb(154, 187, 134) in RGB and hsl(97, 28%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #9ABB86?

#9ABB86 is rgb(154, 187, 134) — red 154, green 187, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9ABB86?

#9ABB86 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 28%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9ABB86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9ABB86 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9ABB86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9ABB86 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 6.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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