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#9DBD93 Color

#9DBD93 is rgb(157, 189, 147) in RGB, hsl(106, 24%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 22%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DBD93
HEX#9DBD93
RGBrgb(157, 189, 147)
HSLhsl(106, 24%, 66%)
HSVhsv(106, 22%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 22%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.068 138.3)
LABlab(73.38% -17.18 17.59)
LCHlch(73.38% 24.58 134.32)

What #9DBD93 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 #9DBD93, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.19Sage#9CAF88ΔE 6.52Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.48Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.62Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.81Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.92

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

#9DBD93 Channel Values

How #9DBD93 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 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 24% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 22% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DBD93 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DBD93 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DBD93

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DBD93; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DBD93
Complementary
#B393BD
Analogous
#B2BD93
Analogous
#93BD9F
Triadic
#939DBD
Triadic
#BD939D
Split comp.
#9F93BD
Split comp.
#BD93B2

Tints & Shades of #9DBD93

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

#ACC7A3
#B7CFB0
#C5D8C0
#D1E0CC
#DFEADC
#EBF1E9

Shades

#83AC77
#6B985D
#577B4C
#45623C
#31462B
#1D2919

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DBD93.

How #9DBD93 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#9DBD93
Protanopia#B8B893
Protanomaly#AEBA93
Deuteranopia#B3B394
Deuteranomaly#ABB794
Tritanopia#A3B8B8
Tritanomaly#A0BAAB
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DBD93 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9dbd93: #9DBD93;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DBD93;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9dbd93': '#9DBD93' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.741, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_9dbd93">#9DBD93</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DBD93"

More Green Colors

#9DBD93 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DBD93 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DBD93?

#9DBD93 is a light green — rgb(157, 189, 147) in RGB and hsl(106, 24%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #9DBD93?

#9DBD93 is rgb(157, 189, 147) — red 157, green 189, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DBD93?

#9DBD93 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 22%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DBD93 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DBD93 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DBD93 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DBD93 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 5.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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