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#9BB441 Color

#9BB441 is rgb(155, 180, 65) in RGB, hsl(73, 47%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 64%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), visibly different at ΔE 10.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BB441
HEX#9BB441
RGBrgb(155, 180, 65)
HSLhsl(73, 47%, 48%)
HSVhsv(73, 64%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 64%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.143 120.5)
LABlab(69.71% -21.01 53.42)
LCHlch(69.71% 57.40 111.47)

What #9BB441 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 #9BB441, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#9BB441 Channel Values

How #9BB441 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 155 · G 180 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 47% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 64% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.33:1 vs white · 9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BB441 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 text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9BB441

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BB441; 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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Tints & Shades of #9BB441

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BB441.

How #9BB441 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#9BB441
Protanopia#B0B041
Protanomaly#A8B241
Deuteranopia#ACAC43
Deuteranomaly#A6AF42
Tritanopia#A6ABAB
Tritanomaly#A1AE8D
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BB441 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bb441: #9BB441;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BB441;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bb441': '#9BB441' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.706, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_9bb441">#9BB441</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BB441"

More Green Colors

#9BB441 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9BB441 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BB441?

#9BB441 is a mid-tone green — rgb(155, 180, 65) in RGB and hsl(73, 47%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.22.

What is the RGB value of #9BB441?

#9BB441 is rgb(155, 180, 65) — red 155, green 180, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BB441?

#9BB441 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 64%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BB441 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BB441 scores 2.33:1 against white and 9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BB441 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BB441 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 15.92, which is visibly different.

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