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#9BCE97 Color

#9BCE97 is rgb(155, 206, 151) in RGB, hsl(116, 36%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 27%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BCE97
HEX#9BCE97
RGBrgb(155, 206, 151)
HSLhsl(116, 36%, 70%)
HSVhsv(116, 27%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 27%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.093 142.9)
LABlab(78.12% -25.20 21.87)
LCHlch(78.12% 33.37 139.05)

What #9BCE97 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 #9BCE97, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 6.92Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 7.42Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.85Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.86Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 9.68Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.39

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

#9BCE97 Channel Values

How #9BCE97 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 206 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 36% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 27% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BCE97 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BCE97 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BCE97

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BCE97; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BCE97
Complementary
#CA97CE
Analogous
#B6CE97
Analogous
#97CEAF
Triadic
#979BCE
Triadic
#CE979B
Split comp.
#AF97CE
Split comp.
#CE97B6

Tints & Shades of #9BCE97

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

#A8D5A5
#B5DBB3
#C3E2C1
#D0E8CE
#DEEFDC
#EBF5EA

Shades

#7DBF78
#5BAF55
#4A9245
#386F34
#285026
#172D15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BCE97.

How #9BCE97 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#9BCE97
Protanopia#C6C697
Protanomaly#B7CA97
Deuteranopia#BFBF99
Deuteranomaly#B2C598
Tritanopia#A3C8C8
Tritanomaly#A0CBB7
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BCE97 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bce97: #9BCE97;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BCE97;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bce97': '#9BCE97' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.808, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_9bce97">#9BCE97</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BCE97"

More Green Colors

#9BCE97 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9BCE97 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BCE97?

#9BCE97 is a light green — rgb(155, 206, 151) in RGB and hsl(116, 36%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #9BCE97?

#9BCE97 is rgb(155, 206, 151) — red 155, green 206, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BCE97?

#9BCE97 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 27%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BCE97 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BCE97 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BCE97 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BCE97 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 7.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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