Close to Pistachio
#9BC56F
#9BC56F is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Pistachio. In RGB it’s made of 60.8% red, 77.3% green, and 43.5% blue. Its hue is 89°, with 43% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9BC56F as they’d see it.
#9BC56F in use
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What color is #9BC56F?
#9BC56F is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Pistachio. In RGB it’s made of 60.8% red, 77.3% green, and 43.5% blue. Its hue is 89°, with 43% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #9BC56F in RGB?
#9BC56F is rgb(155, 197, 111): 155 red, 197 green, and 111 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9BC56F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(21, 0, 44, 23). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9BC56F?
PANTONE 359 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9BC56F?
Its complement #D1A7FB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.