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#9DB71A Color

#9DB71A is rgb(157, 183, 26) in RGB, hsl(70, 75%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 86%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DB71A
HEX#9DB71A
RGBrgb(157, 183, 26)
HSLhsl(70, 75%, 41%)
HSVhsv(70, 86%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 86%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.167 119.6)
LABlab(70.53% -22.94 66.63)
LCHlch(70.53% 70.47 109.00)

What #9DB71A 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 #9DB71A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 6.69Limerick#9DC209ΔE 7.8Citron#9FA91FΔE 9.4Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 11.96Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 13.2June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 14.56

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

#9DB71A Channel Values

How #9DB71A 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 183 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 75% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 86% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 86% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DB71A 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DB71A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DB71A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DB71A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DB71A
Complementary
#341AB7
Analogous
#B7831A
Analogous
#4EB71A
Triadic
#1A9DB7
Triadic
#B71A9D
Split comp.
#1A4EB7
Split comp.
#831AB7

Tints & Shades of #9DB71A

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

#BBDB1F
#C8E43F
#D2E963
#DEEE8B
#E8F4AF
#F2F9D2

Shades

#8AA117
#738613
#607010
#4C590D
#39430A
#222806

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DB71A.

How #9DB71A 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#9DB71A
Protanopia#B3B31B
Protanomaly#ABB51B
Deuteranopia#AFAF20
Deuteranomaly#A8B21D
Tritanopia#A9ACAC
Tritanomaly#A4B18A
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #9DB71A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9db71a: #9DB71A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DB71A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9db71a': '#9DB71A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.718, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_9db71a">#9DB71A</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DB71A"

More Green Colors

#9DB71A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9DB71A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DB71A?

#9DB71A is a mid-tone green — rgb(157, 183, 26) in RGB and hsl(70, 75%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Acid Green (#B0BF1A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #9DB71A?

#9DB71A is rgb(157, 183, 26) — red 157, green 183, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DB71A?

#9DB71A converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 86%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DB71A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DB71A scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DB71A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DB71A 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 11.96, which is visibly different.

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