#9CD899#9CD899
#9CD899 is a very light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.585; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.106 H 143.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9CD899 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 216, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(117, 45%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(117, 29%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.8%, 0%, 29.2%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.00, -31.29, 25.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.00, 40.11, 141.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.52% -0.0853 0.0634) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.52% 0.106 143.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0142, 58.4779, 39.0991) |
| Luminance | 0.5848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Hospital Green
#9BE5AA
ΔE00 3.74
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 4.38
Light Sage
#BCECAC
ΔE00 5.57
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 6.88
Lightgreen
#90EE90
ΔE00 6.98
Mint
#AAF0C1
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9CD899 #D599D8
analogous
#BCD899 #9CD899 #99D8B6
triadic
#9CD899 #999CD8 #D8999C
tetradic
#9CD899 #99BCD8 #D599D8 #D8B699
square
#9CD899 #99BCD8 #D599D8 #D8B699
split-complementary
#9CD899 #B699D8 #D899BC
monochromatic
#49B244 #71C76D #9CD899 #C7E9C5 #EAF7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#9CD899 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.70
#9CD899 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9CD899
12.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9CD899 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9CD899 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.70 | 12.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBCD95
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1C79C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97D4C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9cd899; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 216, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.106 143.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bae4b7',
500: '#9cd899',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9cd899; $custom-light: #bae4b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9cd899",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 216,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 117.143,
"s": 44.681,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82518,
"c": 0.10632,
"h": 143.4
},
"luminance": 0.5848
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9CD899
secondary
#AC66AF
accent
#2EB8B1
background
#FDFEFD
surface
#F8FCF8
border
#D1D5D1
text
#121511
muted
#828481