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#9FCBB0 Color

#9FCBB0 is rgb(159, 203, 176) in RGB, hsl(143, 30%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 13%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FCBB0
HEX#9FCBB0
RGBrgb(159, 203, 176)
HSLhsl(143, 30%, 71%)
HSVhsv(143, 22%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 13%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.06 157.8)
LABlab(77.97% -19.14 8.54)
LCHlch(77.97% 20.96 155.95)

What #9FCBB0 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 #9FCBB0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 5.76Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.4Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 6.53Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.88Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.38Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.93

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

#9FCBB0 Channel Values

How #9FCBB0 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 203 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 30% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 22% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FCBB0 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FCBB0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FCBB0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FCBB0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FCBB0
Complementary
#CB9FBA
Analogous
#A4CB9F
Analogous
#9FCBC6
Triadic
#B09FCB
Triadic
#CBB09F
Split comp.
#C69FCB
Split comp.
#CB9FA4

Tints & Shades of #9FCBB0

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

#ACD2BB
#B9DAC6
#C7E1D1
#D1E6D9
#DEEDE4
#EBF4EF

Shades

#7EB995
#60A97C
#4B8B64
#3B6D4E
#294C37
#192E21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FCBB0.

How #9FCBB0 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#9FCBB0
Protanopia#C4C4B0
Protanomaly#B7C7B0
Deuteranopia#BEBEB1
Deuteranomaly#B2C3B1
Tritanopia#A3C8C8
Tritanomaly#A2C9BF
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9FCBB0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9fcbb0: #9FCBB0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FCBB0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fcbb0': '#9FCBB0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.796, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_9fcbb0">#9FCBB0</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FCBB0"

More Green Colors

#9FCBB0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9FCBB0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FCBB0?

#9FCBB0 is a light green — rgb(159, 203, 176) in RGB and hsl(143, 30%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #9FCBB0?

#9FCBB0 is rgb(159, 203, 176) — red 159, green 203, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FCBB0?

#9FCBB0 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 13%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FCBB0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FCBB0 scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FCBB0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FCBB0 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 11.38, which is visibly different.

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