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#9DBB95 Color

#9DBB95 is rgb(157, 187, 149) in RGB, hsl(107, 22%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 20%, 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 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DBB95
HEX#9DBB95
RGBrgb(157, 187, 149)
HSLhsl(107, 22%, 66%)
HSVhsv(107, 20%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 20%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(75.9% 0.062 139.1)
LABlab(72.86% -15.98 15.80)
LCHlch(72.86% 22.47 135.32)

What #9DBB95 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 #9DBB95, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 5.63Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.58Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 6.71Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.93Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.91Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.09

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

#9DBB95 Channel Values

How #9DBB95 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 187 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 22% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 20% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DBB95 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DBB95 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DBB95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DBB95; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DBB95
Complementary
#B395BB
Analogous
#B1BB95
Analogous
#95BBA0
Triadic
#959DBB
Triadic
#BB959D
Split comp.
#A095BB
Split comp.
#BB95B1

Tints & Shades of #9DBB95

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

#ACC5A5
#B7CDB1
#C6D7C1
#D1DFCD
#DFE9DD
#EBF1E9

Shades

#84A979
#6B955F
#57794E
#45603E
#31442C
#1D281A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DBB95.

How #9DBB95 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#9DBB95
Protanopia#B6B695
Protanomaly#ADB895
Deuteranopia#B2B296
Deuteranomaly#AAB696
Tritanopia#A2B7B7
Tritanomaly#A0B8AA
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DBB95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9dbb95: #9DBB95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DBB95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9dbb95': '#9DBB95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.733, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_9dbb95">#9DBB95</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DBB95"

More Green Colors

#9DBB95 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DBB95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DBB95?

#9DBB95 is a light green — rgb(157, 187, 149) in RGB and hsl(107, 22%, 66%) 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 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #9DBB95?

#9DBB95 is rgb(157, 187, 149) — red 157, green 187, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DBB95?

#9DBB95 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 20%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DBB95 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DBB95 scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DBB95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DBB95 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 6.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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