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#9CC65D Color

#9CC65D is rgb(156, 198, 93) in RGB, hsl(84, 48%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 53%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CC65D
HEX#9CC65D
RGBrgb(156, 198, 93)
HSLhsl(84, 48%, 57%)
HSVhsv(84, 53%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 53%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.142 127.5)
LABlab(75.17% -26.99 47.09)
LCHlch(75.17% 54.28 119.82)

What #9CC65D 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 #9CC65D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 9.88Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.12Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 13.21Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 13.3June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 14.76Mantis#74C365ΔE 14.85

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

#9CC65D Channel Values

How #9CC65D 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 198 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 48% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 53% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CC65D 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CC65D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CC65D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CC65D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CC65D
Complementary
#875DC6
Analogous
#C6BB5D
Analogous
#67C65D
Triadic
#5D9CC6
Triadic
#C65D9C
Split comp.
#5D67C6
Split comp.
#BB5DC6

Tints & Shades of #9CC65D

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

#AACE73
#B8D68A
#C5DEA1
#D1E4B4
#DFECCA
#EDF4E1

Shades

#89B941
#759F38
#5F802D
#4B6624
#354819
#222D10

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CC65D.

How #9CC65D 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#9CC65D
Protanopia#C0C05D
Protanomaly#B3C25D
Deuteranopia#B9B960
Deuteranomaly#AEBF5F
Tritanopia#A8BDBD
Tritanomaly#A3C19F
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CC65D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9cc65d: #9CC65D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CC65D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9cc65d': '#9CC65D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.776, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_9cc65d">#9CC65D</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CC65D"

More Green Colors

#9CC65D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9CC65D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CC65D?

#9CC65D is a mid-tone green — rgb(156, 198, 93) in RGB and hsl(84, 48%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.88.

What is the RGB value of #9CC65D?

#9CC65D is rgb(156, 198, 93) — red 156, green 198, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CC65D?

#9CC65D converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 53%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CC65D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CC65D scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CC65D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CC65D 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 19.58, which is visibly different.

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