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#9FBD93 Color

#9FBD93 is rgb(159, 189, 147) in RGB, hsl(103, 24%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 22%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FBD93
HEX#9FBD93
RGBrgb(159, 189, 147)
HSLhsl(103, 24%, 66%)
HSVhsv(103, 22%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 22%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.067 136.8)
LABlab(73.52% -16.45 17.80)
LCHlch(73.52% 24.24 132.74)

What #9FBD93 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 #9FBD93, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.92Sage#9CAF88ΔE 6.08Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.1Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.17Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.78Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.34

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

#9FBD93 Channel Values

How #9FBD93 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 189 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 103° · S 24% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 103° · S 22% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FBD93 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FBD93 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FBD93

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FBD93; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FBD93
Complementary
#B193BD
Analogous
#B4BD93
Analogous
#93BD9D
Triadic
#939FBD
Triadic
#BD939F
Split comp.
#9D93BD
Split comp.
#BD93B4

Tints & Shades of #9FBD93

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

#ADC7A3
#B9CFB0
#C7D8C0
#D2E0CC
#E0EADC
#EBF1E9

Shades

#86AC77
#6E985D
#597B4C
#47623C
#32462B
#1E2919

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FBD93.

How #9FBD93 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#9FBD93
Protanopia#B8B893
Protanomaly#AFBA93
Deuteranopia#B4B494
Deuteranomaly#ACB894
Tritanopia#A5B8B8
Tritanomaly#A2BAAB
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FBD93 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fbd93: #9FBD93;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FBD93;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fbd93': '#9FBD93' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.741, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_9fbd93">#9FBD93</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FBD93"

More Green Colors

#9FBD93 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9FBD93 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FBD93?

#9FBD93 is a light green — rgb(159, 189, 147) in RGB and hsl(103, 24%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #9FBD93?

#9FBD93 is rgb(159, 189, 147) — red 159, green 189, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FBD93?

#9FBD93 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 22%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FBD93 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FBD93 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FBD93 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FBD93 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 5.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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