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#9BC487 Color

#9BC487 is rgb(155, 196, 135) in RGB, hsl(100, 34%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 31%, 23%) 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 7.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BC487
HEX#9BC487
RGBrgb(155, 196, 135)
HSLhsl(100, 34%, 65%)
HSVhsv(100, 31%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 31%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.095 135.7)
LABlab(75.04% -22.57 26.09)
LCHlch(75.04% 34.50 130.86)

What #9BC487 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 #9BC487, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 7.26Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.79Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.4Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.71Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.3Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 12.47

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

#9BC487 Channel Values

How #9BC487 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 196 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 100° · S 34% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 100° · S 31% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BC487 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BC487 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BC487

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BC487; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BC487
Complementary
#B087C4
Analogous
#BAC487
Analogous
#87C492
Triadic
#879CC4
Triadic
#C4879C
Split comp.
#9287C4
Split comp.
#C487BA

Tints & Shades of #9BC487

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

#AACD98
#B5D3A6
#C3DCB7
#D2E4C8
#E0ECD9
#EBF3E7

Shades

#82B569
#6DA451
#588542
#446732
#2F4823
#1D2C16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BC487.

How #9BC487 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#9BC487
Protanopia#BEBE87
Protanomaly#B1C087
Deuteranopia#B8B889
Deuteranomaly#ADBD88
Tritanopia#A3BEBE
Tritanomaly#A0C0AB
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BC487 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bc487: #9BC487;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BC487;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bc487': '#9BC487' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.769, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_9bc487">#9BC487</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BC487"

More Green Colors

#9BC487 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9BC487 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BC487?

#9BC487 is a light green — rgb(155, 196, 135) in RGB and hsl(100, 34%, 65%) 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 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #9BC487?

#9BC487 is rgb(155, 196, 135) — red 155, green 196, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BC487?

#9BC487 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 31%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BC487 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BC487 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BC487 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BC487 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 8.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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