Green

#9cbbac

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Green is a mid green that feels grounded. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Green color values

Every conversion for #9cbbac, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9cbbac

RGB156, 187, 172

HSL151, 19%, 67%

HSV151, 17%, 73%

CMYK17%, 0%, 8%, 27%

Lab73.28, -13.5, 4.1

XYZ38.93, 45.59, 45.78

Decimal10271660

Web safe#99cc99

Pantone557 C

Shades of green

#89ae9c #77a28d #66947d #59816e #4c6f5e #3f5c4e #334a3f #26372f #19251f #0c120f

Tints of green

#a5c1b3 #aec7bb #b7cdc2 #bfd3ca #c8d9d1 #d1dfd8 #dae6e0 #e3ece7 #ecf2ef #f4f8f6

Colors that go with green

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Green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 17, 0, 8, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9cbbac on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 0 8 27

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 4 11 33

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Green in css

Copy #9cbbac straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9cbbac; }
.text { color: #9cbbac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbbac; }

How green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9cbbac against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9cbbac against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9cbbac sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around green? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9cbbac and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #9cbbac come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.