#9BBD8A#9BBD8A
#9BBD8A is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.080 H 135.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9BBD8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 189, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 28%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(100, 27%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 0%, 27%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.02, -20.94, 22.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.02, 30.47, 133.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76% -0.0568 0.056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76% 0.08 135.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3017, 45.1981, 30.8514) |
| Luminance | 0.4520 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 3.06
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 3.18
Sage Green (survey)
#88B378
ΔE00 4.13
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 5.10
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 5.19
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9BBD8A #AC8ABD
analogous
#B5BD8A #9BBD8A #8ABD93
triadic
#9BBD8A #8A9BBD #BD8A9B
tetradic
#9BBD8A #8AB5BD #AC8ABD #BD938A
square
#9BBD8A #8AB5BD #AC8ABD #BD938A
split-complementary
#9BBD8A #938ABD #BD8AB5
monochromatic
#5D834A #7AA763 #9BBD8A #BCD3B1 #DEE9D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#9BBD8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.04
#9BBD8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9BBD8A
10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9BBD8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9BBD8A | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.04 | 10.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1B587
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB28C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9BB9AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9bbd8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 189, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.080 135.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9d1ac',
500: '#9bbd8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9bbd8a; $custom-light: #b9d1ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9bbd8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 189,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 100,
"s": 27.869,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75998,
"c": 0.07978,
"h": 135.4
},
"luminance": 0.45199
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9BBD8A
secondary
#D4C9DA
accent
#3FA684
background
#FBFCFA
surface
#F6F9F4
border
#D0D2CE
text
#111410
muted
#80827F