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#9DB073 Color

#9DB073 is rgb(157, 176, 115) in RGB, hsl(79, 28%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 35%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DB073
HEX#9DB073
RGBrgb(157, 176, 115)
HSLhsl(79, 28%, 57%)
HSVhsv(79, 35%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 35%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.086 122.6)
LABlab(69.23% -14.57 28.99)
LCHlch(69.23% 32.45 116.68)

What #9DB073 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 #9DB073, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 6.58Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 8.34Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 11.16Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 11.41Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.48Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 13.85

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

#9DB073 Channel Values

How #9DB073 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 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 28% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 35% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DB073 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DB073 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DB073

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DB073; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DB073
Complementary
#8673B0
Analogous
#B0A573
Analogous
#7EB073
Triadic
#739DB0
Triadic
#B0739D
Split comp.
#737EB0
Split comp.
#A573B0

Tints & Shades of #9DB073

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

#AABB86
#B8C69A
#C6D1AD
#D1DABE
#DFE5D1
#EDF0E5

Shades

#8AA05A
#76894D
#606F3E
#4C5832
#353E23
#222716

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DB073.

How #9DB073 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#9DB073
Protanopia#ADAD73
Protanomaly#A7AE73
Deuteranopia#AAAA74
Deuteranomaly#A5AC74
Tritanopia#A4AAAA
Tritanomaly#A1AC97
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DB073 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9db073: #9DB073;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DB073;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9db073': '#9DB073' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.690, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_9db073">#9DB073</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DB073"

More Green Colors

#9DB073 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DB073 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DB073?

#9DB073 is a mid-tone green — rgb(157, 176, 115) in RGB and hsl(79, 28%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #9DB073?

#9DB073 is rgb(157, 176, 115) — red 157, green 176, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DB073?

#9DB073 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 35%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DB073 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DB073 scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DB073 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DB073 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 13.85, which is visibly different.

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