#9CD299#9CD299
#9CD299 is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.097 H 143.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CD299 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 210, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(117, 39%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(117, 27%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 27.1%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.31, -28.44, 22.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.31, 36.44, 141.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.15% -0.0776 0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.15% 0.097 143.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5050, 55.4596, 38.5961) |
| Luminance | 0.5546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Hospital Green
#9BE5AA
ΔE00 4.88
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 5.04
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 5.88
Light Sage
#BCECAC
ΔE00 6.59
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 6.76
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 7.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CD299 #CF99D2
analogous
#B8D299 #9CD299 #99D2B2
triadic
#9CD299 #999CD2 #D2999C
tetradic
#9CD299 #99B8D2 #CF99D2 #D2B299
square
#9CD299 #99B8D2 #CF99D2 #D2B299
split-complementary
#9CD299 #B299D2 #D299B8
monochromatic
#4FA74A #73BF6F #9CD299 #C5E5C3 #EAF6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#9CD299 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.09
#9CD299 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CD299
12.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CD299 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CD299 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.09 | 12.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C896
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCC29C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97CFC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cd299; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 210, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.097 143.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bae0b7',
500: '#9cd299',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cd299; $custom-light: #bae0b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cd299",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 210,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 116.842,
"s": 38.776,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81151,
"c": 0.09673,
"h": 143.3
},
"luminance": 0.55461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CD299
secondary
#A567A8
accent
#34B2AB
background
#FDFEFD
surface
#F8FCF8
border
#D1D5D1
text
#121511
muted
#828481