#9CB17B#9CB17B
#9CB17B is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.078 H 125.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CB17B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 177, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(83, 26%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(83, 31%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.9%, 0%, 30.5%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -16.78, 25.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 30.36, 123.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.05% -0.0453 0.0634) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.05% 0.078 125.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0072, 39.9421, 24.7057) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 3.79
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 4.00
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 4.45
Sage Green (survey)
#88B378
ΔE00 4.82
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 5.85
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CB17B #907BB1
analogous
#B1AB7B #9CB17B #81B17B
triadic
#9CB17B #7B9CB1 #B17B9C
tetradic
#9CB17B #7BB1AB #907BB1 #B17B81
square
#9CB17B #7BB1AB #907BB1 #B17B81
split-complementary
#9CB17B #7B81B1 #AB7BB1
monochromatic
#5E7042 #7E9659 #9CB17B #B9C8A1 #D6DEC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#9CB17B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#9CB17B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CB17B
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CB17B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CB17B | 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)
#B7AA77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A97E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FACA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cb17b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 177, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.078 125.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9c8a1',
500: '#9cb17b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cb17b; $custom-light: #b9c8a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cb17b",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 177,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 83.333,
"s": 25.714,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7305,
"c": 0.07793,
"h": 125.5
},
"luminance": 0.39942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CB17B
secondary
#C2B9CF
accent
#66C28A
background
#FBFCF9
surface
#F6F8F2
border
#D0D1CC
text
#11130F
muted
#80827E