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#9DB04A Color

#9DB04A is rgb(157, 176, 74) in RGB, hsl(71, 41%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 58%, 31%) 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 6.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DB04A
HEX#9DB04A
RGBrgb(157, 176, 74)
HSLhsl(71, 41%, 49%)
HSVhsv(71, 58%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 58%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.13 118.6)
LABlab(68.78% -17.82 48.62)
LCHlch(68.78% 51.79 110.13)

What #9DB04A 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 #9DB04A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 6.61Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 10.99Citron#9FA91FΔE 14.16Brass#B5A642ΔE 14.98Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 15.5Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 15.97

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

#9DB04A Channel Values

How #9DB04A 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 157 · G 176 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 41% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 58% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DB04A 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DB04A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DB04A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DB04A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DB04A
Complementary
#5D4AB0
Analogous
#B0904A
Analogous
#6AB04A
Triadic
#4A9DB0
Triadic
#B04A9D
Split comp.
#4A6AB0
Split comp.
#904AB0

Tints & Shades of #9DB04A

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

#ACBD61
#B9C77A
#C6D293
#D4DCAC
#E1E7C5
#EEF1DF

Shades

#8A9B41
#748136
#606C2D
#4A5323
#373D1A
#20240F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DB04A.

How #9DB04A 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#9DB04A
Protanopia#ADAD4A
Protanomaly#A7AE4A
Deuteranopia#AAAA4B
Deuteranomaly#A5AC4B
Tritanopia#A6A7A7
Tritanomaly#A3AB8C
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DB04A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9db04a: #9DB04A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DB04A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9db04a': '#9DB04A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.690, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_9db04a">#9DB04A</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DB04A"

More Green Colors

#9DB04A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9DB04A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DB04A?

#9DB04A is a mid-tone green — rgb(157, 176, 74) in RGB and hsl(71, 41%, 49%) 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 6.61.

What is the RGB value of #9DB04A?

#9DB04A is rgb(157, 176, 74) — red 157, green 176, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DB04A?

#9DB04A converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 58%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DB04A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DB04A scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DB04A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DB04A 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 15.5, which is visibly different.

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