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#9BBC24 Color

#9BBC24 is rgb(155, 188, 36) in RGB, hsl(73, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 81%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Limerick (#9DC209), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BBC24
HEX#9BBC24
RGBrgb(155, 188, 36)
HSLhsl(73, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(73, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 81%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.17 121.9)
LABlab(71.86% -25.77 65.32)
LCHlch(71.86% 70.22 111.53)

What #9BBC24 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 #9BBC24, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Limerick#9DC209ΔE 6.92Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.82Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 8.94Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 10.97Citron#9FA91FΔE 11.89June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 12.94

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

#9BBC24 Channel Values

How #9BBC24 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 188 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BBC24 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BBC24 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BBC24

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BBC24; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BBC24
Complementary
#4524BC
Analogous
#BC9124
Analogous
#4FBC24
Triadic
#249BBC
Triadic
#BC249B
Split comp.
#244FBC
Split comp.
#9124BC

Tints & Shades of #9BBC24

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

#B4D831
#BFDE4F
#CBE472
#D8EB94
#E4F1B6
#EFF7D4

Shades

#86A31F
#758D1B
#5F7416
#4A5A11
#35400C
#232B08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BBC24.

How #9BBC24 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#9BBC24
Protanopia#B7B725
Protanomaly#ACB925
Deuteranopia#B2B229
Deuteranomaly#A9B627
Tritanopia#A8B1B1
Tritanomaly#A3B68E
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BBC24 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bbc24: #9BBC24;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BBC24;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bbc24': '#9BBC24' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.737, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_9bbc24">#9BBC24</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BBC24"

More Green Colors

#9BBC24 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9BBC24 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BBC24?

#9BBC24 is a mid-tone green — rgb(155, 188, 36) in RGB and hsl(73, 68%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Limerick (#9DC209), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #9BBC24?

#9BBC24 is rgb(155, 188, 36) — red 155, green 188, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BBC24?

#9BBC24 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 81%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BBC24 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BBC24 scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BBC24 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BBC24 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 8.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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