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#9CBD99 Color

#9CBD99 is rgb(156, 189, 153) in RGB, hsl(115, 21%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 19%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CBD99
HEX#9CBD99
RGBrgb(156, 189, 153)
HSLhsl(115, 21%, 67%)
HSVhsv(115, 19%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 19%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.062 142.7)
LABlab(73.42% -16.77 14.42)
LCHlch(73.42% 22.12 139.30)

What #9CBD99 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 #9CBD99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.53Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.7Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 6.91Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.08Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.76Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.71

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

#9CBD99 Channel Values

How #9CBD99 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 189 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 21% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 19% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CBD99 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CBD99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CBD99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CBD99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CBD99
Complementary
#BA99BD
Analogous
#AEBD99
Analogous
#99BDA8
Triadic
#999CBD
Triadic
#BD999C
Split comp.
#A899BD
Split comp.
#BD99AE

Tints & Shades of #9CBD99

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

#A8C5A6
#B7CFB5
#C3D7C1
#D2E1D1
#DEE9DD
#EDF3EC

Shades

#81AA7D
#679763
#547B51
#41603E
#2E442C
#1B281A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CBD99.

How #9CBD99 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#9CBD99
Protanopia#B8B899
Protanomaly#ADBA99
Deuteranopia#B3B39A
Deuteranomaly#AAB79A
Tritanopia#A1B9B9
Tritanomaly#9FBBAD
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CBD99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9cbd99: #9CBD99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CBD99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9cbd99': '#9CBD99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.741, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_9cbd99">#9CBD99</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CBD99"

More Green Colors

#9CBD99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9CBD99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CBD99?

#9CBD99 is a light green — rgb(156, 189, 153) in RGB and hsl(115, 21%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.53.

What is the RGB value of #9CBD99?

#9CBD99 is rgb(156, 189, 153) — red 156, green 189, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CBD99?

#9CBD99 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 19%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CBD99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CBD99 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CBD99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CBD99 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 6.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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