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#9DC18A Color

#9DC18A is rgb(157, 193, 138) in RGB, hsl(99, 31%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 28%, 24%) 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 6.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DC18A
HEX#9DC18A
RGBrgb(157, 193, 138)
HSLhsl(99, 31%, 65%)
HSVhsv(99, 28%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 28%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.085 135.1)
LABlab(74.36% -20.12 23.66)
LCHlch(74.36% 31.06 130.38)

What #9DC18A 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 #9DC18A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.61Olivine#9AB973ΔE 8.72Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.63Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.16Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.61Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 12.53

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

#9DC18A Channel Values

How #9DC18A 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 193 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 99° · S 31% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 99° · S 28% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DC18A 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 text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DC18A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DC18A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DC18A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DC18A
Complementary
#AE8AC1
Analogous
#B9C18A
Analogous
#8AC192
Triadic
#8A9DC1
Triadic
#C18A9D
Split comp.
#928AC1
Split comp.
#C18AB9

Tints & Shades of #9DC18A

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

#ABCA9B
#B7D1A8
#C4DAB9
#D2E3CA
#E0ECDA
#EBF3E8

Shades

#84B26C
#6FA054
#5A8245
#456435
#314625
#1E2B17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DC18A.

How #9DC18A 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#9DC18A
Protanopia#BBBB8A
Protanomaly#B0BE8A
Deuteranopia#B6B68B
Deuteranomaly#ADBB8B
Tritanopia#A4BBBB
Tritanomaly#A1BEAA
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DC18A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9dc18a: #9DC18A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DC18A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9dc18a': '#9DC18A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.757, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_9dc18a">#9DC18A</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DC18A"

More Green Colors

#9DC18A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DC18A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DC18A?

#9DC18A is a light green — rgb(157, 193, 138) in RGB and hsl(99, 31%, 65%) 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 6.61.

What is the RGB value of #9DC18A?

#9DC18A is rgb(157, 193, 138) — red 157, green 193, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DC18A?

#9DC18A converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 28%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DC18A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DC18A scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DC18A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DC18A 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 6.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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