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#9DCC8E Color

#9DCC8E is rgb(157, 204, 142) in RGB, hsl(105, 38%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9DCC8E
HEX#9DCC8E
RGBrgb(157, 204, 142)
HSLhsl(105, 38%, 68%)
HSVhsv(105, 30%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.098 138.3)
LABlab(77.54% -24.68 25.79)
LCHlch(77.54% 35.70 133.74)

What #9DCC8E 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 #9DCC8E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 9.1Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.56Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.77Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.97Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.14Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.22

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

#9DCC8E Channel Values

How #9DCC8E 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 204 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 105° · S 38% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 105° · S 30% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9DCC8E 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9DCC8E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9DCC8E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9DCC8E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9DCC8E
Complementary
#BD8ECC
Analogous
#BDCC8E
Analogous
#8ECC9E
Triadic
#8E9ECC
Triadic
#CC8E9E
Split comp.
#9E8ECC
Split comp.
#CC8EBD

Tints & Shades of #9DCC8E

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

#AAD39C
#B9DBAE
#C5E1BC
#D1E7CA
#DEEED8
#EDF6EA

Shades

#83BE6F
#67B04F
#559041
#406D31
#2D4D23
#1B2E15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9DCC8E.

How #9DCC8E 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#9DCC8E
Protanopia#C5C58E
Protanomaly#B6C88E
Deuteranopia#BEBE90
Deuteranomaly#B2C48F
Tritanopia#A6C6C6
Tritanomaly#A2C8B2
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9DCC8E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9dcc8e: #9DCC8E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9DCC8E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9dcc8e': '#9DCC8E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.800, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_9dcc8e">#9DCC8E</color>
SVG fillfill="#9DCC8E"

More Green Colors

#9DCC8E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9DCC8E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9DCC8E?

#9DCC8E is a light green — rgb(157, 204, 142) in RGB and hsl(105, 38%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.1.

What is the RGB value of #9DCC8E?

#9DCC8E is rgb(157, 204, 142) — red 157, green 204, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9DCC8E?

#9DCC8E converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9DCC8E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9DCC8E scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9DCC8E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9DCC8E 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 9.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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