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#9DBD84 Color

#9DBD84 is rgb(157, 189, 132) in RGB, hsl(94, 30%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 30%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DBD84
HEX#9DBD84
RGBrgb(157, 189, 132)
HSLhsl(94, 30%, 63%)
HSVhsv(94, 30%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 30%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.086 132)
LABlab(73.14% -18.94 25.19)
LCHlch(73.14% 31.51 126.94)

What #9DBD84 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 #9DBD84, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 6.99Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.14Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.79Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.65Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 13.46Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 13.68

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

#9DBD84 Channel Values

How #9DBD84 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 189 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 30% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 30% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DBD84 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DBD84 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DBD84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DBD84; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DBD84
Complementary
#A484BD
Analogous
#B9BD84
Analogous
#84BD88
Triadic
#849DBD
Triadic
#BD849D
Split comp.
#8884BD
Split comp.
#BD84B9

Tints & Shades of #9DBD84

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

#AAC695
#B7CFA5
#C5D8B6
#D2E1C7
#DFEAD7
#ECF3E8

Shades

#88AF6A
#719852
#5D7E44
#476034
#334625
#1D2815

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DBD84.

How #9DBD84 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#9DBD84
Protanopia#B8B884
Protanomaly#AEBA84
Deuteranopia#B3B385
Deuteranomaly#ABB785
Tritanopia#A4B7B7
Tritanomaly#A1B9A5
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DBD84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9dbd84: #9DBD84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DBD84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9dbd84': '#9DBD84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.741, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_9dbd84">#9DBD84</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DBD84"

More Green Colors

#9DBD84 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DBD84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DBD84?

#9DBD84 is a light green — rgb(157, 189, 132) in RGB and hsl(94, 30%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #9DBD84?

#9DBD84 is rgb(157, 189, 132) — red 157, green 189, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DBD84?

#9DBD84 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 30%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DBD84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DBD84 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DBD84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DBD84 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 8.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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