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#9BDFC5 Color

#9BDFC5 is rgb(155, 223, 197) in RGB, hsl(157, 52%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 12%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BDFC5
HEX#9BDFC5
RGBrgb(155, 223, 197)
HSLhsl(157, 52%, 74%)
HSVhsv(157, 30%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 12%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.078 168.7)
LABlab(83.75% -26.37 5.61)
LCHlch(83.75% 26.96 167.99)

What #9BDFC5 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 #9BDFC5, 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.

#9BDFC5 Channel Values

How #9BDFC5 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 223 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 52% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 30% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BDFC5 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9BDFC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BDFC5; 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 #9BDFC5

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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How #9BDFC5 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#9BDFC5
Protanopia#D5D5C5
Protanomaly#C1D9C5
Deuteranopia#CCCCC7
Deuteranomaly#BAD4C6
Tritanopia#A0DCDC
Tritanomaly#9EDDD3
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BDFC5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bdfc5: #9BDFC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BDFC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bdfc5': '#9BDFC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.875, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_9bdfc5">#9BDFC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BDFC5"

More Green Colors

#9BDFC5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9BDFC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BDFC5?

#9BDFC5 is a light green — rgb(155, 223, 197) in RGB and hsl(157, 52%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.9.

What is the RGB value of #9BDFC5?

#9BDFC5 is rgb(155, 223, 197) — red 155, green 223, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BDFC5?

#9BDFC5 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 12%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BDFC5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BDFC5 scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BDFC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BDFC5 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 14.2, which is visibly different.

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