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#9BC09F Color

#9BC09F is rgb(155, 192, 159) in RGB, hsl(126, 23%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 17%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BC09F
HEX#9BC09F
RGBrgb(155, 192, 159)
HSLhsl(126, 23%, 68%)
HSVhsv(126, 19%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 17%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.061 147.9)
LABlab(74.31% -17.74 12.43)
LCHlch(74.31% 21.66 144.99)

What #9BC09F 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 #9BC09F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.51Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.32Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 7.34Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.7Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.95Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.25

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

#9BC09F Channel Values

How #9BC09F 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 192 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 23% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 19% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BC09F 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BC09F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BC09F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BC09F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BC09F
Complementary
#C09BBC
Analogous
#AAC09B
Analogous
#9BC0B1
Triadic
#9E9BC0
Triadic
#C09E9B
Split comp.
#B19BC0
Split comp.
#C09BAA

Tints & Shades of #9BC09F

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

#A7C8AA
#B7D2BA
#C3DAC6
#D0E2D2
#DCE9DE
#ECF3ED

Shades

#7EAE83
#629D68
#518155
#3D6141
#2B452E
#1A291B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BC09F.

How #9BC09F 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#9BC09F
Protanopia#BABA9F
Protanomaly#AFBD9F
Deuteranopia#B5B5A0
Deuteranomaly#ABB9A0
Tritanopia#A0BCBC
Tritanomaly#9EBEB1
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BC09F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bc09f: #9BC09F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BC09F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bc09f': '#9BC09F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.753, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_9bc09f">#9BC09F</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BC09F"

More Green Colors

#9BC09F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9BC09F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BC09F?

#9BC09F is a light green — rgb(155, 192, 159) in RGB and hsl(126, 23%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #9BC09F?

#9BC09F is rgb(155, 192, 159) — red 155, green 192, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BC09F?

#9BC09F converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 17%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BC09F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BC09F scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BC09F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BC09F 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 7.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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