#9CAEA2#9CAEA2
#9CAEA2 is a light, muted green. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.026 H 156.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CAEA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 174, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 10%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(140, 10%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.3%, 0%, 6.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -8.62, 4.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 9.51, 154.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.33% -0.0242 0.0105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.33% 0.026 156.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3665, 39.9482, 40.0229) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 7.59
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 8.21
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 8.73
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 9.07
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 9.54
Grey Green
#86A17D
ΔE00 10.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CAEA2 #AE9CA8
analogous
#9FAE9C #9CAEA2 #9CAEAB
triadic
#9CAEA2 #A29CAE #AEA29C
tetradic
#9CAEA2 #9C9FAE #AE9CA8 #AEAB9C
square
#9CAEA2 #9C9FAE #AE9CA8 #AEAB9C
split-complementary
#9CAEA2 #AB9CAE #AE9C9F
monochromatic
#5D7264 #7A9282 #9CAEA2 #BECAC2 #DFE5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#9CAEA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#9CAEA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CAEA2
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CAEA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CAEA2 | 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)
#AEABA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA9A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99AEAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9caea2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 174, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.026 156.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9c6bd',
500: '#9caea2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9caea2; $custom-light: #b9c6bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9caea2",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 174,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 140,
"s": 10,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73331,
"c": 0.02637,
"h": 156.5
},
"luminance": 0.39949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CAEA2
secondary
#D6D0D4
accent
#517E94
background
#FBFCFB
surface
#F6F8F6
border
#D0D1D0
text
#111312
muted
#808281