#97BB86

Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(75.2% 0.083 135.8), rgb(151, 187, 134).

Black text reads best on this color (9.76:1).

About this color

#97BB86 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.083 and its hue 136°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.76:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.083)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)
Black text	9.76:1
White text	2.14:1

Values

HEX	#97BB86
RGB	rgb(151, 187, 134)
HSL	hsl(101, 28%, 63%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.2% 0.083 135.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #97BB86	2.14:1	Fails	Lc -46.9	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #97BB86	9.76:1	AAA	Lc 61.8	Content text, not long reading
#97BB86 text on white	2.14:1	Fails	Lc 42.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#97BB86 text on black	9.76:1	AAA	Lc -60.0	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F3F7F2

oklch(97.2% 0.008 139.4)
Step 100
100

#E5ECE2

oklch(93.5% 0.015 136.1)
Step 200
200

#D1DECB

oklch(88.6% 0.029 135.6)
Step 300
300

#B2C9A8

oklch(81% 0.052 136.2)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#97BB86

oklch(75.2% 0.083 135.8)
Step 500
500

#6C9855

oklch(63.1% 0.106 135.6)
Step 600
600

#538239

oklch(55.5% 0.116 135.7)
Step 700
700

#436E2C

oklch(49.1% 0.107 136)
Step 800
800

#385A25

oklch(42.8% 0.09 135.6)
Step 900
900

#304A23

oklch(37.7% 0.07 136)
Step 950
950

#1C2B15

oklch(26.9% 0.044 136.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#97BB86 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#BFB383	0.055
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B9B089	0.054
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#97B7AD	0.059
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B1B1B1	0.084