#9DBC8A#9DBC8A
#9DBC8A is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.077 H 133.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9DBC8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 188, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(97, 27%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(97, 27%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.5%, 0%, 26.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, -19.72, 21.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 29.50, 131.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.91% -0.0534 0.0556) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.91% 0.077 133.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4744, 44.9689, 30.7981) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 3.29
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 3.62
Sage Green (survey)
#88B378
ΔE00 4.39
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 4.65
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 5.20
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9DBC8A #A98ABC
analogous
#B6BC8A #9DBC8A #8ABC90
triadic
#9DBC8A #8A9DBC #BC8A9D
tetradic
#9DBC8A #8AB6BC #A98ABC #BC908A
square
#9DBC8A #8AB6BC #A98ABC #BC908A
split-complementary
#9DBC8A #908ABC #BC8AB6
monochromatic
#5F814A #7CA663 #9DBC8A #BED2B1 #DEE9D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#9DBC8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#9DBC8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9DBC8A
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9DBC8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9DBC8A | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0B487
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBB28C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9DB8AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9dbc8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 188, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.077 133.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bad0ac',
500: '#9dbc8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9dbc8a; $custom-light: #bad0ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9dbc8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 188,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 97.2,
"s": 27.174,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75911,
"c": 0.07706,
"h": 133.9
},
"luminance": 0.4497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9DBC8A
secondary
#D3C8DA
accent
#40A67F
background
#FBFCFA
surface
#F6F9F4
border
#D0D2CE
text
#111410
muted
#80827F