#9CB17C#9CB17C
#9CB17C is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.077 H 125.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CB17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 177, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(84, 25%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(84, 30%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.9%, 0%, 29.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -16.63, 24.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 29.85, 123.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.07% -0.0449 0.0622) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.07% 0.077 125.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0701, 39.9673, 25.0371) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 3.56
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 4.01
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 4.47
Sage Green (survey)
#88B378
ΔE00 4.82
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 5.61
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CB17C #917CB1
analogous
#B1AC7C #9CB17C #82B17C
triadic
#9CB17C #7C9CB1 #B17C9C
tetradic
#9CB17C #7CB1AC #917CB1 #B17C82
square
#9CB17C #7CB1AC #917CB1 #B17C82
split-complementary
#9CB17C #7C82B1 #AC7CB1
monochromatic
#5E7043 #7E9659 #9CB17C #B9C8A2 #D6DFC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#9CB17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#9CB17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CB17C
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CB17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CB17C | 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)
#B7AA79
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A97E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FACA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cb17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 177, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.077 125.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9c8a2',
500: '#9cb17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cb17c; $custom-light: #b9c8a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cb17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 177,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 83.774,
"s": 25.359,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73071,
"c": 0.07671,
"h": 125.8
},
"luminance": 0.39967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CB17C
secondary
#C2BACF
accent
#66C28A
background
#FBFCFA
surface
#F6F8F3
border
#D0D1CD
text
#11130F
muted
#80827F