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#9DC587 Color

#9DC587 is rgb(157, 197, 135) in RGB, hsl(99, 35%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 31%, 23%) 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 6.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DC587
HEX#9DC587
RGBrgb(157, 197, 135)
HSLhsl(99, 35%, 65%)
HSVhsv(99, 31%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 31%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.095 134.8)
LABlab(75.45% -22.30 26.66)
LCHlch(75.45% 34.76 129.91)

What #9DC587 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 #9DC587, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 6.94Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.46Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.07Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.78Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.09Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 12.55

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

#9DC587 Channel Values

How #9DC587 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 197 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 99° · S 35% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 99° · S 31% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 23%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 #9DC587 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 #9DC587 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DC587

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DC587; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DC587
Complementary
#AF87C5
Analogous
#BCC587
Analogous
#87C590
Triadic
#879CC5
Triadic
#C5879C
Split comp.
#9087C5
Split comp.
#C587BC

Tints & Shades of #9DC587

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

#AACD98
#B6D4A5
#C4DCB7
#D2E4C8
#E0EDD9
#EBF3E7

Shades

#83B668
#6EA550
#598641
#446732
#304823
#1E2D16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DC587.

How #9DC587 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#9DC587
Protanopia#BFBF87
Protanomaly#B2C187
Deuteranopia#B9B989
Deuteranomaly#AFBE88
Tritanopia#A5BFBF
Tritanomaly#A2C1AB
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DC587 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9dc587: #9DC587;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DC587;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9dc587': '#9DC587' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.773, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_9dc587">#9DC587</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DC587"

More Green Colors

#9DC587 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DC587 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DC587?

#9DC587 is a light green — rgb(157, 197, 135) in RGB and hsl(99, 35%, 65%) 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 6.94.

What is the RGB value of #9DC587?

#9DC587 is rgb(157, 197, 135) — red 157, green 197, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DC587?

#9DC587 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 31%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DC587 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DC587 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 #9DC587 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DC587 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 9.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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