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#9BC73D Color

#9BC73D is rgb(155, 199, 61) in RGB, hsl(79, 55%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 69%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BC73D
HEX#9BC73D
RGBrgb(155, 199, 61)
HSLhsl(79, 55%, 51%)
HSVhsv(79, 69%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 69%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.169 125.6)
LABlab(75.15% -29.70 60.43)
LCHlch(75.15% 67.34 116.17)

What #9BC73D 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 #9BC73D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 6.41June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 10.06Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11.36Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 11.64Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 13.35Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 14.78

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

#9BC73D Channel Values

How #9BC73D 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 199 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 55% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 69% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 69% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BC73D 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BC73D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BC73D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BC73D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BC73D
Complementary
#693DC7
Analogous
#C7AE3D
Analogous
#57C73D
Triadic
#3D9BC7
Triadic
#C73D9B
Split comp.
#3D57C7
Split comp.
#AE3DC7

Tints & Shades of #9BC73D

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

#A9CF59
#B6D671
#C4DE8C
#D2E6A8
#E0EEC4
#EDF5DB

Shades

#87AE32
#74962C
#5F7B24
#4A5F1C
#344314
#222B0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BC73D.

How #9BC73D 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#9BC73D
Protanopia#C0C03E
Protanomaly#B3C33D
Deuteranopia#BABA41
Deuteranomaly#AEBF40
Tritanopia#A9BCBC
Tritanomaly#A3C19A
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BC73D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bc73d: #9BC73D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BC73D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bc73d': '#9BC73D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.780, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_9bc73d">#9BC73D</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BC73D"

More Green Colors

#9BC73D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9BC73D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BC73D?

#9BC73D is a mid-tone green — rgb(155, 199, 61) in RGB and hsl(79, 55%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.41.

What is the RGB value of #9BC73D?

#9BC73D is rgb(155, 199, 61) — red 155, green 199, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BC73D?

#9BC73D converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 69%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BC73D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BC73D scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BC73D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BC73D 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 6.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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