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#9DBA91 Color

#9DBA91 is rgb(157, 186, 145) in RGB, hsl(102, 23%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 22%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DBA91
HEX#9DBA91
RGBrgb(157, 186, 145)
HSLhsl(102, 23%, 65%)
HSVhsv(102, 22%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 22%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.065 136.6)
LABlab(72.51% -16.00 17.46)
LCHlch(72.51% 23.68 132.51)

What #9DBA91 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 #9DBA91, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 5.07Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.22Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.68Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.68Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.56Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 13.06

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

#9DBA91 Channel Values

How #9DBA91 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 186 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 102° · S 23% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 102° · S 22% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DBA91 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DBA91 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DBA91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DBA91; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DBA91
Complementary
#AE91BA
Analogous
#B2BA91
Analogous
#91BA99
Triadic
#919EBA
Triadic
#BA919E
Split comp.
#9991BA
Split comp.
#BA91B2

Tints & Shades of #9DBA91

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

#ABC4A1
#B7CCAD
#C5D6BD
#D2E0CD
#E0E9DC
#ECF1E9

Shades

#84A975
#6F975E
#5A7A4D
#455E3B
#314229
#1E291A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DBA91.

How #9DBA91 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#9DBA91
Protanopia#B5B591
Protanomaly#ACB791
Deuteranopia#B1B192
Deuteranomaly#A9B592
Tritanopia#A2B5B5
Tritanomaly#A0B7A8
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DBA91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9dba91: #9DBA91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DBA91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9dba91': '#9DBA91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.729, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_9dba91">#9DBA91</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DBA91"

More Green Colors

#9DBA91 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DBA91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DBA91?

#9DBA91 is a light green — rgb(157, 186, 145) in RGB and hsl(102, 23%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #9DBA91?

#9DBA91 is rgb(157, 186, 145) — red 157, green 186, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DBA91?

#9DBA91 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 22%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DBA91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DBA91 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DBA91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DBA91 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 6.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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