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#9CD09A Color

#9CD09A is rgb(156, 208, 154) in RGB, hsl(118, 36%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 26%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CD09A
HEX#9CD09A
RGBrgb(156, 208, 154)
HSLhsl(118, 36%, 71%)
HSVhsv(118, 26%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 26%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.092 143.8)
LABlab(78.80% -25.38 21.23)
LCHlch(78.80% 33.09 140.09)

What #9CD09A 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 #9CD09A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 6.11Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 6.56Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.16Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.49Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 9.48Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.59

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

#9CD09A Channel Values

How #9CD09A 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 208 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 36% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 26% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CD09A 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CD09A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CD09A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CD09A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CD09A
Complementary
#CE9AD0
Analogous
#B7D09A
Analogous
#9AD0B3
Triadic
#9A9CD0
Triadic
#D09A9C
Split comp.
#B39AD0
Split comp.
#D09AB7

Tints & Shades of #9CD09A

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

#AAD6A8
#B7DDB6
#C5E3C4
#CFE8CE
#DDEFDC
#EBF5EA

Shades

#7ABF78
#5BB159
#479245
#387236
#275026
#183117

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CD09A.

How #9CD09A 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#9CD09A
Protanopia#C8C89A
Protanomaly#B8CB9A
Deuteranopia#C1C19C
Deuteranomaly#B3C79B
Tritanopia#A4CACA
Tritanomaly#A1CDB9
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CD09A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9cd09a: #9CD09A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CD09A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9cd09a': '#9CD09A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.816, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_9cd09a">#9CD09A</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CD09A"

More Green Colors

#9CD09A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9CD09A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CD09A?

#9CD09A is a light green — rgb(156, 208, 154) in RGB and hsl(118, 36%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #9CD09A?

#9CD09A is rgb(156, 208, 154) — red 156, green 208, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CD09A?

#9CD09A converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 26%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CD09A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CD09A scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CD09A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CD09A 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 8.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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