#99BD87

Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(75.8% 0.084 135.4), rgb(153, 189, 135).

Black text reads best on this color (9.98:1).

About this color

#99BD87 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.084 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.98:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.084)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)
Black text	9.98:1
White text	2.10:1

Values

HEX	#99BD87
RGB	rgb(153, 189, 135)
HSL	hsl(100, 29%, 64%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.8% 0.084 135.4)

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 #99BD87	2.10:1	Fails	Lc -45.8	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #99BD87	9.98:1	AAA	Lc 62.8	Content text, not long reading
#99BD87 text on white	2.10:1	Fails	Lc 41.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#99BD87 text on black	9.98:1	AAA	Lc -61.1	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

#B2C9A7

oklch(80.9% 0.053 135.5)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#99BD87

oklch(75.8% 0.084 135.4)
Step 500
500

#6C9854

oklch(63.1% 0.108 135.3)
Step 600
600

#538238

oklch(55.5% 0.117 135.5)
Step 700
700

#436E2A

oklch(49.1% 0.109 135.6)
Step 800
800

#385A24

oklch(42.8% 0.091 135.4)
Step 900
900

#304A22

oklch(37.7% 0.071 135.6)
Step 950
950

#1D2B15

oklch(27% 0.043 134.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#99BD87 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)	#C1B584	0.055
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BBB28A	0.054
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#99B9AF	0.060
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B3B3B3	0.085