#9BB17F#9BB17F
#9BB17F is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.073 H 127.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BB17F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 177, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(86, 24%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(86, 28%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.4%, 0%, 28.2%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -16.56, 23.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 28.46, 125.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.06% -0.0446 0.0583) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.06% 0.073 127.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0699, 39.9449, 26.0425) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 2.85
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 3.93
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 4.40
Sage Green (survey)
#88B378
ΔE00 4.68
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 4.81
Greyish Green
#82A67D
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BB17F #957FB1
analogous
#B1AE7F #9BB17F #82B17F
triadic
#9BB17F #7F9BB1 #B17F9B
tetradic
#9BB17F #7FB1AE #957FB1 #B17F82
square
#9BB17F #7FB1AE #957FB1 #B17F82
split-complementary
#9BB17F #7F82B1 #AE7FB1
monochromatic
#5D7145 #7D975C #9BB17F #B9C8A5 #D6DFCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#9BB17F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#9BB17F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BB17F
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BB17F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BB17F | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6AA7C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A981
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9EACA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bb17f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 177, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.073 127.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9c8a4',
500: '#9bb17f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bb17f; $custom-light: #b9c8a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bb17f",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 177,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 86.4,
"s": 24.272,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73058,
"c": 0.07344,
"h": 127.4
},
"luminance": 0.39945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BB17F
secondary
#C5BCD0
accent
#67C18F
background
#FBFCFA
surface
#F6F8F4
border
#D0D1CE
text
#11130F
muted
#80827F