#9CCE99#9CCE99
#9CCE99 is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.535; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.090 H 143.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CCE99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 206, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(117, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(117, 26%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 25.7%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.17, -26.51, 21.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.17, 33.96, 141.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.24% -0.0723 0.054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.24% 0.09 143.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5298, 53.5091, 38.2710) |
| Luminance | 0.5351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 4.78
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 5.77
Hospital Green
#9BE5AA
ΔE00 5.86
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 6.75
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 6.97
Light Sage
#BCECAC
ΔE00 7.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CCE99 #CB99CE
analogous
#B6CE99 #9CCE99 #99CEB0
triadic
#9CCE99 #999CCE #CE999C
tetradic
#9CCE99 #99B6CE #CB99CE #CEB099
square
#9CCE99 #99B6CE #CB99CE #CEB099
split-complementary
#9CCE99 #B099CE #CE99B6
monochromatic
#51A04D #74BA70 #9CCE99 #C4E2C2 #EBF5EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#9CCE99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.70
#9CCE99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CCE99
11.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CCE99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CCE99 | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.70 | 11.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C496
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8BF9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98CBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cce99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 206, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.090 143.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#baddb7',
500: '#9cce99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cce99; $custom-light: #baddb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cce99",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 206,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 116.604,
"s": 35.099,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80242,
"c": 0.09025,
"h": 143.3
},
"luminance": 0.5351
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CCE99
secondary
#A068A3
accent
#38AEA7
background
#FDFEFD
surface
#F8FCF8
border
#D1D5D1
text
#121511
muted
#828481