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#9BEDB1 Color

#9BEDB1 is rgb(155, 237, 177) in RGB, hsl(136, 69%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 25%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BEDB1
HEX#9BEDB1
RGBrgb(155, 237, 177)
HSLhsl(136, 69%, 77%)
HSVhsv(136, 35%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 25%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.116 151.9)
LABlab(87.32% -35.28 20.93)
LCHlch(87.32% 41.02 149.31)

What #9BEDB1 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 #9BEDB1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 5.08Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 8.64Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 8.72Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.28Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.87Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.87

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

#9BEDB1 Channel Values

How #9BEDB1 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 237 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 69% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 35% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BEDB1 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BEDB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BEDB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BEDB1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BEDB1
Complementary
#ED9CD7
Analogous
#AFED9C
Analogous
#9CEDDA
Triadic
#B19CED
Triadic
#EDB19C
Split comp.
#DA9CED
Split comp.
#ED9CAF

Tints & Shades of #9BEDB1

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

#A9EFBC
#B6F2C6
#C3F4D0
#D0F6DA
#DDF9E4
#E9FBEE

Shades

#71E590
#41DC6B
#24C650
#1C973D
#146C2B
#0B3C18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BEDB1.

How #9BEDB1 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#9BEDB1
Protanopia#E2E2B1
Protanomaly#C9E6B1
Deuteranopia#D6D6B4
Deuteranomaly#C1E0B3
Tritanopia#A6E7E7
Tritanomaly#A2E9D3
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BEDB1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9bedb1: #9BEDB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BEDB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9bedb1': '#9BEDB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.929, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_9bedb1">#9BEDB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BEDB1"

More Green Colors

#9BEDB1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9BEDB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BEDB1?

#9BEDB1 is a light green — rgb(155, 237, 177) in RGB and hsl(136, 69%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #9BEDB1?

#9BEDB1 is rgb(155, 237, 177) — red 155, green 237, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BEDB1?

#9BEDB1 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 25%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BEDB1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BEDB1 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BEDB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BEDB1 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 15.84, which is visibly different.

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