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#9BBFA1 Color

#9BBFA1 is rgb(155, 191, 161) in RGB, hsl(130, 22%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BBFA1
HEX#9BBFA1
RGBrgb(155, 191, 161)
HSLhsl(130, 22%, 68%)
HSVhsv(130, 19%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.057 149.7)
LABlab(74.06% -17.00 11.02)
LCHlch(74.06% 20.26 147.04)

What #9BBFA1 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 #9BBFA1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 5.84Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.67Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.13Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.77Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.49Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.61

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

#9BBFA1 Channel Values

How #9BBFA1 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 191 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 22% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 19% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BBFA1 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BBFA1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BBFA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BBFA1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BBFA1
Complementary
#BF9BB9
Analogous
#A7BF9B
Analogous
#9BBFB3
Triadic
#A19BBF
Triadic
#BFA19B
Split comp.
#B39BBF
Split comp.
#BF9BA7

Tints & Shades of #9BBFA1

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

#A8C7AD
#B7D1BC
#C4D9C7
#D0E1D3
#DDE9DF
#ECF3ED

Shades

#7FAD87
#639C6D
#528059
#3E6043
#2C4430
#1A281C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BBFA1.

How #9BBFA1 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#9BBFA1
Protanopia#B9B9A1
Protanomaly#AEBCA1
Deuteranopia#B4B4A2
Deuteranomaly#ABB9A2
Tritanopia#9FBCBC
Tritanomaly#9EBDB2
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BBFA1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bbfa1: #9BBFA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BBFA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bbfa1': '#9BBFA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.749, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_9bbfa1">#9BBFA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BBFA1"

More Green Colors

#9BBFA1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9BBFA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BBFA1?

#9BBFA1 is a light green — rgb(155, 191, 161) in RGB and hsl(130, 22%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #9BBFA1?

#9BBFA1 is rgb(155, 191, 161) — red 155, green 191, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BBFA1?

#9BBFA1 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BBFA1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BBFA1 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BBFA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BBFA1 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 8.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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