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#9EBD84 Color

#9EBD84 is rgb(158, 189, 132) in RGB, hsl(93, 30%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 30%, 26%) 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 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EBD84
HEX#9EBD84
RGBrgb(158, 189, 132)
HSLhsl(93, 30%, 63%)
HSVhsv(93, 30%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 30%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.085 131.4)
LABlab(73.21% -18.57 25.29)
LCHlch(73.21% 31.38 126.28)

What #9EBD84 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 #9EBD84, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olivine#9AB973ΔE 6.97Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.4Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.66Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.85Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 13.57Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 13.81

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

#9EBD84 Channel Values

How #9EBD84 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 158 · G 189 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 30% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 30% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EBD84 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9EBD84 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9EBD84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9EBD84; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9EBD84
Complementary
#A384BD
Analogous
#BABD84
Analogous
#84BD87
Triadic
#849EBD
Triadic
#BD849E
Split comp.
#8784BD
Split comp.
#BD84BA

Tints & Shades of #9EBD84

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

#ABC695
#B8CFA5
#C5D8B6
#D2E1C7
#DFEAD7
#EDF3E8

Shades

#89AF6A
#729852
#5E7E44
#486034
#344625
#1E2815

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9EBD84.

How #9EBD84 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#9EBD84
Protanopia#B8B884
Protanomaly#AEBA84
Deuteranopia#B4B485
Deuteranomaly#ABB785
Tritanopia#A5B7B7
Tritanomaly#A2B9A5
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9EBD84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ebd84: #9EBD84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EBD84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ebd84': '#9EBD84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.741, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_9ebd84">#9EBD84</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EBD84"

More Green Colors

#9EBD84 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9EBD84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EBD84?

#9EBD84 is a light green — rgb(158, 189, 132) in RGB and hsl(93, 30%, 63%) 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 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #9EBD84?

#9EBD84 is rgb(158, 189, 132) — red 158, green 189, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EBD84?

#9EBD84 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 30%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EBD84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EBD84 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9EBD84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9EBD84 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 8.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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