#99BC97#99BC97
#99BC97 is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.064 H 143.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99BC97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 188, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(117, 22%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(117, 20%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.6%, 0%, 19.7%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, -18.97, 14.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 24.13, 141.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.93% -0.0518 0.0383) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.93% 0.064 143.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7047, 44.9723, 36.0188) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 2.77
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 4.35
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 5.18
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 5.97
Sage Green (survey)
#88B378
ΔE00 6.45
Greyish Green
#82A67D
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99BC97 #BA97BC
analogous
#ACBC97 #99BC97 #97BCA8
triadic
#99BC97 #9799BC #BC9799
tetradic
#99BC97 #97ACBC #BA97BC #BCA897
square
#99BC97 #97ACBC #BA97BC #BCA897
split-complementary
#99BC97 #A897BC #BC97AC
monochromatic
#578455 #74A472 #99BC97 #BED4BC #E2ECE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#99BC97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#99BC97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #99BC97
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99BC97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99BC97 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEB595
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8B199
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96BAB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99bc97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 188, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.064 143.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7d0b5',
500: '#99bc97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99bc97; $custom-light: #b7d0b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99bc97",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 188,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 116.757,
"s": 21.637,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75932,
"c": 0.06441,
"h": 143.5
},
"luminance": 0.44973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99BC97
secondary
#DDD1DD
accent
#45A09B
background
#FBFCFB
surface
#F6F9F6
border
#D0D2D0
text
#111411
muted
#808280