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#9DCA86 Color

#9DCA86 is rgb(157, 202, 134) in RGB, hsl(100, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 34%, 21%) 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 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DCA86
HEX#9DCA86
RGBrgb(157, 202, 134)
HSLhsl(100, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(100, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 34%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.104 135.4)
LABlab(76.85% -24.68 29.01)
LCHlch(76.85% 38.09 130.38)

What #9DCA86 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 #9DCA86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 7.65Pistachio#93C572ΔE 8.16Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 9.85Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 12.42Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 12.43Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 12.99

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

#9DCA86 Channel Values

How #9DCA86 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 202 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 100° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 100° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DCA86 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DCA86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DCA86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DCA86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DCA86
Complementary
#B486CA
Analogous
#BFCA86
Analogous
#86CA92
Triadic
#869DCA
Triadic
#CA869D
Split comp.
#9286CA
Split comp.
#CA86BF

Tints & Shades of #9DCA86

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

#ABD298
#B7D8A6
#C5E0B8
#D1E6C6
#DFEED8
#EBF4E6

Shades

#83BC67
#6AAA4B
#578A3D
#456E30
#314E22
#1D2E14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DCA86.

How #9DCA86 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#9DCA86
Protanopia#C3C386
Protanomaly#B5C686
Deuteranopia#BDBD88
Deuteranomaly#B1C287
Tritanopia#A6C3C3
Tritanomaly#A3C6AE
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DCA86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9dca86: #9DCA86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DCA86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9dca86': '#9DCA86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.792, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_9dca86">#9DCA86</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DCA86"

More Green Colors

#9DCA86 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DCA86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DCA86?

#9DCA86 is a light green — rgb(157, 202, 134) in RGB and hsl(100, 39%, 66%) 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 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #9DCA86?

#9DCA86 is rgb(157, 202, 134) — red 157, green 202, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DCA86?

#9DCA86 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 34%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DCA86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DCA86 scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DCA86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DCA86 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 12.42, which is visibly different.

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