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#9CB49E Color

#9CB49E is rgb(156, 180, 158) in RGB, hsl(125, 14%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CB49E
HEX#9CB49E
RGBrgb(156, 180, 158)
HSLhsl(125, 14%, 66%)
HSVhsv(125, 13%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.041 147.5)
LABlab(71.00% -11.78 8.36)
LCHlch(71.00% 14.44 144.65)

What #9CB49E 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 #9CB49E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 5.04Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 5.32Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 8.66Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 9.49Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.59Opal#A8C3BCΔE 9.9

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

#9CB49E Channel Values

How #9CB49E 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 180 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 14% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 13% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CB49E 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CB49E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CB49E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CB49E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CB49E
Complementary
#B49CB2
Analogous
#A6B49C
Analogous
#9CB4AA
Triadic
#9E9CB4
Triadic
#B49E9C
Split comp.
#AA9CB4
Split comp.
#B49CA6

Tints & Shades of #9CB49E

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

#ABBFAC
#B6C8B8
#C5D3C6
#D0DCD1
#DFE7E0
#EBF0EB

Shades

#82A185
#698C6C
#567158
#445A46
#304032
#1D261D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CB49E.

How #9CB49E 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#9CB49E
Protanopia#B0B09E
Protanomaly#A8B29E
Deuteranopia#ADAD9F
Deuteranomaly#A6B09E
Tritanopia#9FB1B1
Tritanomaly#9EB2AA
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CB49E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9cb49e: #9CB49E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CB49E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9cb49e': '#9CB49E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.706, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_9cb49e">#9CB49E</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CB49E"

More Green Colors

#9CB49E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9CB49E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CB49E?

#9CB49E is a light green — rgb(156, 180, 158) in RGB and hsl(125, 14%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #9CB49E?

#9CB49E is rgb(156, 180, 158) — red 156, green 180, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CB49E?

#9CB49E converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CB49E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CB49E scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CB49E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CB49E 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 14.11, which is visibly different.

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