#9DB37A#9DB37A
#9DB37A is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.082 H 125.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DB37A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 179, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(83, 27%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(83, 32%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.3%, 0%, 31.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.04, -17.57, 26.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.04, 31.94, 123.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.56% -0.0475 0.0667) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.56% 0.082 125.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5372, 40.8133, 24.5195) |
| Luminance | 0.4081 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 3.78
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 4.49
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 4.49
Sage Green (survey)
#88B378
ΔE00 4.72
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 5.15
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DB37A #907AB3
analogous
#B3AD7A #9DB37A #81B37A
triadic
#9DB37A #7A9DB3 #B37A9D
tetradic
#9DB37A #7AB3AD #907AB3 #B37A81
square
#9DB37A #7AB3AD #907AB3 #B37A81
split-complementary
#9DB37A #7A81B3 #AD7AB3
monochromatic
#5F7241 #7F9957 #9DB37A #BAC9A1 #D6E0C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#9DB37A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.16
#9DB37A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DB37A
9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DB37A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DB37A | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.16 | 9.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9AC76
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AB7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A0AEA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9db37a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 179, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.082 125.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bac9a1',
500: '#9db37a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9db37a; $custom-light: #bac9a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9db37a",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 179,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 83.158,
"s": 27.273,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73555,
"c": 0.08187,
"h": 125.5
},
"luminance": 0.40813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DB37A
secondary
#C2B9D0
accent
#64C489
background
#FBFCF9
surface
#F6F8F2
border
#D0D1CC
text
#12130F
muted
#81827E