#9CB37A#9CB37A
#9CB37A is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.082 H 126.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CB37A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 179, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(84, 27%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(84, 32%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 0%, 31.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.97, -17.94, 26.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.97, 32.06, 124.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.48% -0.0486 0.0664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.48% 0.082 126.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3428, 40.7130, 24.5104) |
| Luminance | 0.4071 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 3.53
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 4.25
Sage Green (survey)
#88B378
ΔE00 4.47
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 4.48
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 5.25
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CB37A #917AB3
analogous
#B3AE7A #9CB37A #80B37A
triadic
#9CB37A #7A9CB3 #B37A9C
tetradic
#9CB37A #7AB3AE #917AB3 #B37A80
square
#9CB37A #7AB3AE #917AB3 #B37A80
split-complementary
#9CB37A #7A80B3 #AE7AB3
monochromatic
#5E7241 #7E9957 #9CB37A #B9C9A1 #D6E0C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#9CB37A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#9CB37A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CB37A
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CB37A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CB37A | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9AC76
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AB7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FAEA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cb37a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 179, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.082 126.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bac9a1',
500: '#9cb37a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cb37a; $custom-light: #bac9a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cb37a",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 179,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 84.211,
"s": 27.273,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73481,
"c": 0.08228,
"h": 126.2
},
"luminance": 0.40713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CB37A
secondary
#C2B9D0
accent
#64C48B
background
#FBFCF9
surface
#F6F8F2
border
#D0D1CC
text
#11130F
muted
#80827E