#9CB2A6#9CB2A6
#9CB2A6 is a light, muted green. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.030 H 161.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CB2A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 178, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(147, 13%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(147, 12%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.4%, 0%, 6.7%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.64, -9.96, 3.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.64, 10.58, 160.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.32% -0.0282 0.0093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.32% 0.03 161.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5121, 41.6612, 42.1868) |
| Luminance | 0.4166 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 7.56
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.00
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 9.25
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 9.66
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 10.19
Grey Green
#86A17D
ΔE00 10.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CB2A6 #B29CA8
analogous
#9DB29C #9CB2A6 #9CB2B1
triadic
#9CB2A6 #A69CB2 #B2A69C
tetradic
#9CB2A6 #9C9DB2 #B29CA8 #B2B19C
square
#9CB2A6 #9C9DB2 #B29CA8 #B2B19C
split-complementary
#9CB2A6 #B19CB2 #B29C9D
monochromatic
#5D7769 #7A9787 #9CB2A6 #BECDC5 #E1E8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#9CB2A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.33
#9CB2A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CB2A6
9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CB2A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CB2A6 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.33 | 9.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1AEA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADACA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98B2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cb2a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 178, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.030 161.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9c9c0',
500: '#9cb2a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cb2a6; $custom-light: #b9c9c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cb2a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 178,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 147.273,
"s": 12.5,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74318,
"c": 0.02973,
"h": 161.8
},
"luminance": 0.41662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CB2A6
secondary
#D9D1D5
accent
#4F7697
background
#FBFCFB
surface
#F6F8F7
border
#D0D1D0
text
#111312
muted
#808281