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#9CD388 Color

#9CD388 is rgb(156, 211, 136) in RGB, hsl(104, 46%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 36%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CD388
HEX#9CD388
RGBrgb(156, 211, 136)
HSLhsl(104, 46%, 68%)
HSVhsv(104, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 36%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.117 137.6)
LABlab(79.38% -28.80 31.26)
LCHlch(79.38% 42.50 132.66)

What #9CD388 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 #9CD388, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pistachio#93C572ΔE 6.85Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 7.31Olivine#9AB973ΔE 11.81Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 12.51Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 13.99Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 13.99

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

#9CD388 Channel Values

How #9CD388 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 211 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 46% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CD388 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CD388 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CD388

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CD388; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CD388
Complementary
#BF88D3
Analogous
#C1D388
Analogous
#88D399
Triadic
#889CD3
Triadic
#D3889C
Split comp.
#9988D3
Split comp.
#D388C1

Tints & Shades of #9CD388

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

#A8D897
#B8DFA9
#C4E5B8
#D1EAC7
#DDF0D6
#ECF7E9

Shades

#80C766
#64BA45
#529938
#3E732B
#2C521E
#1A3012

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CD388.

How #9CD388 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#9CD388
Protanopia#CBCB88
Protanomaly#BACE88
Deuteranopia#C3C38A
Deuteranomaly#B5CA89
Tritanopia#A7CBCB
Tritanomaly#A2CFB4
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CD388 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9cd388: #9CD388;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CD388;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9cd388': '#9CD388' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.827, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_9cd388">#9CD388</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CD388"

More Green Colors

#9CD388 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9CD388 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CD388?

#9CD388 is a light green — rgb(156, 211, 136) in RGB and hsl(104, 46%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.85.

What is the RGB value of #9CD388?

#9CD388 is rgb(156, 211, 136) — red 156, green 211, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CD388?

#9CD388 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 36%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CD388 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CD388 scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CD388 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CD388 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 16.65, which is visibly different.

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