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#9DC3A3 Color

#9DC3A3 is rgb(157, 195, 163) in RGB, hsl(129, 24%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DC3A3
HEX#9DC3A3
RGBrgb(157, 195, 163)
HSLhsl(129, 24%, 69%)
HSVhsv(129, 19%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.061 149.4)
LABlab(75.35% -17.91 11.78)
LCHlch(75.35% 21.43 146.67)

What #9DC3A3 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 #9DC3A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.25Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 6.85Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 7.96Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.07Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.08Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.33

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

#9DC3A3 Channel Values

How #9DC3A3 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 195 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 24% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 19% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DC3A3 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DC3A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DC3A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DC3A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DC3A3
Complementary
#C39DBD
Analogous
#AAC39D
Analogous
#9DC3B6
Triadic
#A39DC3
Triadic
#C3A39D
Split comp.
#B69DC3
Split comp.
#C39DAA

Tints & Shades of #9DC3A3

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

#AACBAF
#B6D2BA
#C3DAC6
#D3E4D5
#DFECE1
#ECF3ED

Shades

#81B188
#619E6A
#4F8257
#3E6544
#2D4931
#19291C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DC3A3.

How #9DC3A3 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#9DC3A3
Protanopia#BDBDA3
Protanomaly#B1C0A3
Deuteranopia#B8B8A4
Deuteranomaly#AEBCA4
Tritanopia#A2BFBF
Tritanomaly#A0C1B5
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DC3A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9dc3a3: #9DC3A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DC3A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9dc3a3': '#9DC3A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.765, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_9dc3a3">#9DC3A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DC3A3"

More Green Colors

#9DC3A3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DC3A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DC3A3?

#9DC3A3 is a light green — rgb(157, 195, 163) in RGB and hsl(129, 24%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.25.

What is the RGB value of #9DC3A3?

#9DC3A3 is rgb(157, 195, 163) — red 157, green 195, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DC3A3?

#9DC3A3 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DC3A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DC3A3 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DC3A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DC3A3 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 8.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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