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#9DB28A Color

#9DB28A is rgb(157, 178, 138) in RGB, hsl(91, 21%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 22%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DB28A
HEX#9DB28A
RGBrgb(157, 178, 138)
HSLhsl(91, 21%, 62%)
HSVhsv(91, 22%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 22%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.061 130.3)
LABlab(70.15% -13.02 17.99)
LCHlch(70.15% 22.21 125.88)

What #9DB28A 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 #9DB28A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 1.29Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 6.97Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.39Artichoke#8F9779ΔE 11.21Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.35Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 12.59

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

#9DB28A Channel Values

How #9DB28A 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 178 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 21% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 22% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DB28A 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DB28A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DB28A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DB28A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DB28A
Complementary
#9F8AB2
Analogous
#B2B28A
Analogous
#8AB28A
Triadic
#8A9DB2
Triadic
#B28A9D
Split comp.
#8A8AB2
Split comp.
#B28AB2

Tints & Shades of #9DB28A

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

#AABD99
#B7C7A9
#C4D1B8
#D3DDCB
#E0E7DA
#EDF1E9

Shades

#89A271
#728B5B
#5E724B
#49593A
#35412A
#1E2518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DB28A.

How #9DB28A 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#9DB28A
Protanopia#AFAF8A
Protanomaly#A8B08A
Deuteranopia#ABAB8B
Deuteranomaly#A6AE8A
Tritanopia#A2AEAE
Tritanomaly#A0AFA1
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DB28A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9db28a: #9DB28A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DB28A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9db28a': '#9DB28A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.698, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_9db28a">#9DB28A</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DB28A"

More Green Colors

#9DB28A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DB28A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DB28A?

#9DB28A is a light green — rgb(157, 178, 138) in RGB and hsl(91, 21%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.29.

What is the RGB value of #9DB28A?

#9DB28A is rgb(157, 178, 138) — red 157, green 178, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DB28A?

#9DB28A converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 22%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DB28A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DB28A scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DB28A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DB28A 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 9.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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