#9CAEA0#9CAEA0
#9CAEA0 is a light, muted green. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.028 H 152.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CAEA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 174, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 10%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(133, 10%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.3%, 0%, 8%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.38, -9.00, 5.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.38, 10.32, 150.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.27% -0.025 0.0132) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.27% 0.028 152.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1902, 39.8776, 39.0941) |
| Luminance | 0.3988 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 6.80
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 8.27
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 8.59
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 8.97
Grey Green
#86A17D
ΔE00 9.31
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 9.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CAEA0 #AE9CAA
analogous
#A1AE9C #9CAEA0 #9CAEA9
triadic
#9CAEA0 #A09CAE #AEA09C
tetradic
#9CAEA0 #9CA1AE #AE9CAA #AEA99C
square
#9CAEA0 #9CA1AE #AE9CAA #AEA99C
split-complementary
#9CAEA0 #A99CAE #AE9CA1
monochromatic
#5D7262 #7A9280 #9CAEA0 #BECAC0 #DFE5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#9CAEA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#9CAEA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CAEA0
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CAEA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CAEA0 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEAB9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA9A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9AADAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9caea0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 174, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.028 152.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9c6bc',
500: '#9caea0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9caea0; $custom-light: #b9c6bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9caea0",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 174,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 133.333,
"s": 10,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73274,
"c": 0.02828,
"h": 152.2
},
"luminance": 0.39878
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CAEA0
secondary
#D6D0D5
accent
#518594
background
#FBFCFB
surface
#F6F8F6
border
#D0D1D0
text
#111312
muted
#808281