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#9BD13D Color

#9BD13D is rgb(155, 209, 61) in RGB, hsl(82, 62%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 71%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BD13D
HEX#9BD13D
RGBrgb(155, 209, 61)
HSLhsl(82, 62%, 53%)
HSVhsv(82, 71%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 71%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.182 127.6)
LABlab(78.04% -33.96 63.24)
LCHlch(78.04% 71.78 118.24)

What #9BD13D 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 #9BD13D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#9BD13D Channel Values

How #9BD13D 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 209 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 62% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 71% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 71% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BD13D 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9BD13D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BD13D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #9BD13D

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BD13D.

How #9BD13D 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#9BD13D
Protanopia#C9C93E
Protanomaly#B8CC3E
Deuteranopia#C1C142
Deuteranomaly#B3C840
Tritanopia#AAC6C6
Tritanomaly#A4CAA1
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BD13D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bd13d: #9BD13D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BD13D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bd13d': '#9BD13D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.820, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_9bd13d">#9BD13D</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BD13D"

More Green Colors

#9BD13D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9BD13D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BD13D?

#9BD13D is a mid-tone green — rgb(155, 209, 61) in RGB and hsl(82, 62%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.84.

What is the RGB value of #9BD13D?

#9BD13D is rgb(155, 209, 61) — red 155, green 209, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BD13D?

#9BD13D converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 71%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BD13D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BD13D scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BD13D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BD13D 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 2.84, which is very hard to tell apart.

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