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#9DB09C Color

#9DB09C is rgb(157, 176, 156) in RGB, hsl(117, 11%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DB09C
HEX#9DB09C
RGBrgb(157, 176, 156)
HSLhsl(117, 11%, 65%)
HSVhsv(117, 11%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.035 143.8)
LABlab(69.92% -9.73 7.94)
LCHlch(69.92% 12.56 140.79)

What #9DB09C 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 #9DB09C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 6.01Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 6.77Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 7.32Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 8.73Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.15Opal#A8C3BCΔE 10.19

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

#9DB09C Channel Values

How #9DB09C 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 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 11% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 11% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DB09C 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DB09C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DB09C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DB09C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DB09C
Complementary
#AF9CB0
Analogous
#A7B09C
Analogous
#9CB0A5
Triadic
#9C9DB0
Triadic
#B09C9D
Split comp.
#A59CB0
Split comp.
#B09CA7

Tints & Shades of #9DB09C

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

#ABBBAA
#B6C4B5
#C4CFC4
#D2DBD2
#E0E6E0
#EBEFEB

Shades

#849B82
#6E886D
#5A6E59
#455544
#303B30
#1E251E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DB09C.

How #9DB09C 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#9DB09C
Protanopia#ADAD9C
Protanomaly#A7AE9C
Deuteranopia#AAAA9D
Deuteranomaly#A5AC9C
Tritanopia#A0AEAE
Tritanomaly#9FAFA7
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DB09C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9db09c: #9DB09C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DB09C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9db09c': '#9DB09C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.690, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_9db09c">#9DB09C</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DB09C"

More Green Colors

#9DB09C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DB09C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DB09C?

#9DB09C is a light green — rgb(157, 176, 156) in RGB and hsl(117, 11%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #9DB09C?

#9DB09C is rgb(157, 176, 156) — red 157, green 176, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DB09C?

#9DB09C converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DB09C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DB09C scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DB09C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DB09C 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 darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 12.58, which is visibly different.

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