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#9FC6A7 Color

#9FC6A7 is rgb(159, 198, 167) in RGB, hsl(132, 25%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FC6A7
HEX#9FC6A7
RGBrgb(159, 198, 167)
HSLhsl(132, 25%, 70%)
HSVhsv(132, 20%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.06 151)
LABlab(76.40% -18.07 11.13)
LCHlch(76.40% 21.22 148.38)

What #9FC6A7 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 #9FC6A7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.27Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 6.56Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 7.07Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.61Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.95Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.43

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

#9FC6A7 Channel Values

How #9FC6A7 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 198 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 25% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · S 20% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FC6A7 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FC6A7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FC6A7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FC6A7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FC6A7
Complementary
#C69FBE
Analogous
#ABC69F
Analogous
#9FC6BA
Triadic
#A79FC6
Triadic
#C6A79F
Split comp.
#BA9FC6
Split comp.
#C69FAB

Tints & Shades of #9FC6A7

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

#ACCDB3
#B9D5BE
#C6DDCA
#D2E4D6
#DFECE2
#ECF4ED

Shades

#83B48D
#63A16F
#50865B
#3D6645
#2C4932
#19291C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FC6A7.

How #9FC6A7 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#9FC6A7
Protanopia#C0C0A7
Protanomaly#B4C2A7
Deuteranopia#BABAA8
Deuteranomaly#B0BFA8
Tritanopia#A4C2C2
Tritanomaly#A2C4B8
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #9FC6A7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fc6a7: #9FC6A7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FC6A7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fc6a7': '#9FC6A7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.776, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_9fc6a7">#9FC6A7</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FC6A7"

More Green Colors

#9FC6A7 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9FC6A7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FC6A7?

#9FC6A7 is a light green — rgb(159, 198, 167) in RGB and hsl(132, 25%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.27.

What is the RGB value of #9FC6A7?

#9FC6A7 is rgb(159, 198, 167) — red 159, green 198, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FC6A7?

#9FC6A7 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FC6A7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FC6A7 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FC6A7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FC6A7 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 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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