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#9CBFA7 Color

#9CBFA7 is rgb(156, 191, 167) in RGB, hsl(139, 21%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CBFA7
HEX#9CBFA7
RGBrgb(156, 191, 167)
HSLhsl(139, 21%, 68%)
HSVhsv(139, 18%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.051 155.1)
LABlab(74.25% -15.81 8.07)
LCHlch(74.25% 17.75 152.96)

What #9CBFA7 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 #9CBFA7, 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.

#9CBFA7 Channel Values

How #9CBFA7 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 191 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 21% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 18% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CBFA7 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9CBFA7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CBFA7; 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 #9CBFA7

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 #9CBFA7 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#9CBFA7
Protanopia#BABAA7
Protanomaly#AFBCA7
Deuteranopia#B4B4A8
Deuteranomaly#ABB9A8
Tritanopia#A0BCBC
Tritanomaly#9EBDB4
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

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Using #9CBFA7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9cbfa7: #9CBFA7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CBFA7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9cbfa7': '#9CBFA7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.749, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_9cbfa7">#9CBFA7</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CBFA7"

More Green Colors

#9CBFA7 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9CBFA7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CBFA7?

#9CBFA7 is a light green — rgb(156, 191, 167) in RGB and hsl(139, 21%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.01.

What is the RGB value of #9CBFA7?

#9CBFA7 is rgb(156, 191, 167) — red 156, green 191, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CBFA7?

#9CBFA7 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CBFA7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CBFA7 scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CBFA7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CBFA7 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 11.84, which is visibly different.

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