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#9DB795 Color

#9DB795 is rgb(157, 183, 149) in RGB, hsl(106, 19%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DB795
HEX#9DB795
RGBrgb(157, 183, 149)
HSLhsl(106, 19%, 65%)
HSVhsv(106, 19%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.056 138.4)
LABlab(71.74% -14.07 14.26)
LCHlch(71.74% 20.03 134.61)

What #9DB795 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 #9DB795, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 4.67Sage#9CAF88ΔE 4.73Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.55Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.88Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.84Artichoke#8F9779ΔE 12.68

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

#9DB795 Channel Values

How #9DB795 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 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 19% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 19% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DB795 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DB795 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DB795

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DB795; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DB795
Complementary
#AF95B7
Analogous
#AEB795
Analogous
#95B79E
Triadic
#959DB7
Triadic
#B7959D
Split comp.
#9E95B7
Split comp.
#B795AE

Tints & Shades of #9DB795

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

#ABC1A4
#B6C9B0
#C4D4BF
#D2DECE
#E0E8DE
#EBF1EA

Shades

#83A479
#6E9263
#597651
#455B3E
#30402B
#1E271B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DB795.

How #9DB795 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#9DB795
Protanopia#B3B395
Protanomaly#ABB595
Deuteranopia#AFAF96
Deuteranomaly#A8B296
Tritanopia#A2B3B3
Tritanomaly#A0B5A8
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DB795 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9db795: #9DB795;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DB795;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9db795': '#9DB795' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.718, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_9db795">#9DB795</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DB795"

More Green Colors

#9DB795 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DB795 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DB795?

#9DB795 is a light green — rgb(157, 183, 149) in RGB and hsl(106, 19%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.67.

What is the RGB value of #9DB795?

#9DB795 is rgb(157, 183, 149) — red 157, green 183, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DB795?

#9DB795 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DB795 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DB795 scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DB795 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DB795 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 8.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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