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#9BBA82 Color

#9BBA82 is rgb(155, 186, 130) in RGB, hsl(93, 29%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 30%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BBA82
HEX#9BBA82
RGBrgb(155, 186, 130)
HSLhsl(93, 29%, 62%)
HSVhsv(93, 30%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 30%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.084 131.7)
LABlab(72.13% -18.50 24.87)
LCHlch(72.13% 30.99 126.65)

What #9BBA82 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 #9BBA82, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 7.23Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.97Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.95Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.79Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 12.91Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 13.43

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

#9BBA82 Channel Values

How #9BBA82 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 186 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 29% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 30% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BBA82 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BBA82 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BBA82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BBA82; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BBA82
Complementary
#A182BA
Analogous
#B7BA82
Analogous
#82BA85
Triadic
#829BBA
Triadic
#BA829B
Split comp.
#8582BA
Split comp.
#BA82B7

Tints & Shades of #9BBA82

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

#A8C392
#B6CCA3
#C3D5B3
#D2E0C7
#E0E9D8
#EDF2E8

Shades

#86AC68
#6F9451
#5C7A43
#485F35
#344526
#1E2716

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BBA82.

How #9BBA82 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#9BBA82
Protanopia#B5B582
Protanomaly#ABB782
Deuteranopia#B1B183
Deuteranomaly#A8B483
Tritanopia#A2B4B4
Tritanomaly#9FB7A2
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

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Using #9BBA82 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bba82: #9BBA82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BBA82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bba82': '#9BBA82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.729, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_9bba82">#9BBA82</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BBA82"

More Green Colors

#9BBA82 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9BBA82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BBA82?

#9BBA82 is a light green — rgb(155, 186, 130) in RGB and hsl(93, 29%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.23.

What is the RGB value of #9BBA82?

#9BBA82 is rgb(155, 186, 130) — red 155, green 186, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BBA82?

#9BBA82 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 30%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BBA82 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BBA82 scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BBA82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BBA82 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 7.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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