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#9CB09F Color

#9CB09F is rgb(156, 176, 159) in RGB, hsl(129, 11%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 10%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Morning Blue (#8DA399), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CB09F
HEX#9CB09F
RGBrgb(156, 176, 159)
HSLhsl(129, 11%, 65%)
HSVhsv(129, 11%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 10%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.033 149.7)
LABlab(69.91% -9.68 6.28)
LCHlch(69.91% 11.54 147.05)

What #9CB09F 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 #9CB09F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 6.17Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 6.68Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.4Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 7.9Opal#A8C3BCΔE 9.02Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 10.1

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

#9CB09F Channel Values

How #9CB09F 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 156 · G 176 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 11% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 11% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CB09F 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CB09F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CB09F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CB09F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CB09F
Complementary
#B09CAD
Analogous
#A3B09C
Analogous
#9CB0A9
Triadic
#9F9CB0
Triadic
#B09F9C
Split comp.
#A99CB0
Split comp.
#B09CA3

Tints & Shades of #9CB09F

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

#AABBAD
#B5C4B8
#C4CFC5
#D2DBD3
#E0E6E1
#EBEFEC

Shades

#829B86
#6D8871
#596E5C
#445547
#303B31
#1E251F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CB09F.

How #9CB09F 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#9CB09F
Protanopia#ADAD9F
Protanomaly#A6AE9F
Deuteranopia#AAAAA0
Deuteranomaly#A4AC9F
Tritanopia#9EAEAE
Tritanomaly#9DAFA8
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CB09F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9cb09f: #9CB09F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CB09F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9cb09f': '#9CB09F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.690, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_9cb09f">#9CB09F</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CB09F"

More Green Colors

#9CB09F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9CB09F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CB09F?

#9CB09F is a light green — rgb(156, 176, 159) in RGB and hsl(129, 11%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Morning Blue (#8DA399), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #9CB09F?

#9CB09F is rgb(156, 176, 159) — red 156, green 176, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CB09F?

#9CB09F converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 10%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CB09F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CB09F scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CB09F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CB09F 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 darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 11.56, which is visibly different.

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