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#9FBC94 Color

#9FBC94 is rgb(159, 188, 148) in RGB, hsl(104, 23%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FBC94
HEX#9FBC94
RGBrgb(159, 188, 148)
HSLhsl(104, 23%, 66%)
HSVhsv(104, 21%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.064 137.1)
LABlab(73.26% -15.85 16.91)
LCHlch(73.26% 23.18 133.15)

What #9FBC94 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 #9FBC94, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 5.54Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.51Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.16Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.26Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.84Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.39

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

#9FBC94 Channel Values

How #9FBC94 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 159 · G 188 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 23% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 21% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FBC94 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FBC94 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FBC94

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FBC94; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FBC94
Complementary
#B294BC
Analogous
#B3BC94
Analogous
#94BC9E
Triadic
#949FBC
Triadic
#BC949F
Split comp.
#9E94BC
Split comp.
#BC94B3

Tints & Shades of #9FBC94

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

#ADC6A4
#B8CEB1
#C7D8C0
#D2E0CD
#E0E9DC
#EBF1E9

Shades

#86AB78
#6D975E
#597A4D
#47613D
#32452B
#1E291A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FBC94.

How #9FBC94 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#9FBC94
Protanopia#B7B794
Protanomaly#AEB994
Deuteranopia#B3B395
Deuteranomaly#ABB795
Tritanopia#A4B8B8
Tritanomaly#A2B9AA
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FBC94 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fbc94: #9FBC94;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FBC94;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fbc94': '#9FBC94' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.737, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_9fbc94">#9FBC94</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FBC94"

More Green Colors

#9FBC94 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FBC94 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FBC94?

#9FBC94 is a light green — rgb(159, 188, 148) in RGB and hsl(104, 23%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.54.

What is the RGB value of #9FBC94?

#9FBC94 is rgb(159, 188, 148) — red 159, green 188, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FBC94?

#9FBC94 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FBC94 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FBC94 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FBC94 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FBC94 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 6.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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