#9BB88D

Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(74.9% 0.068 135.6), rgb(155, 184, 141).

Black text reads best on this color (9.63:1).

About this color

#9BB88D is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.068 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 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.63:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	muted (0.068)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)
Black text	9.63:1
White text	2.17:1

Values

HEX	#9BB88D
RGB	rgb(155, 184, 141)
HSL	hsl(100, 23%, 64%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.9% 0.068 135.6)

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 #9BB88D	2.17:1	Fails	Lc -47.6	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #9BB88D	9.63:1	AAA	Lc 61.1	Content text, not long reading
#9BB88D text on white	2.17:1	Fails	Lc 42.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9BB88D text on black	9.63:1	AAA	Lc -59.3	Large or bold text, headings

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

#F4F6F3

oklch(97.1% 0.004 134.8)
Step 100
100

#E6ECE4

oklch(93.6% 0.012 137.8)
Step 200
200

#D2DDCE

oklch(88.5% 0.023 137.3)
Step 300
300

#B5C7AC

oklch(80.9% 0.042 135.1)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#9BB88D

oklch(74.9% 0.068 135.6)
Step 500
500

#729660

oklch(63.2% 0.087 135.6)
Step 600
600

#5A8046

oklch(55.7% 0.095 135.6)
Step 700
700

#4A6C38

oklch(49.2% 0.087 135.6)
Step 800
800

#3D582E

oklch(42.7% 0.073 135.2)
Step 900
900

#344829

oklch(37.6% 0.056 135.1)
Step 950
950

#1F2A19

oklch(26.9% 0.034 134.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9BB88D 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)	#BBB18A	0.045
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B7AF8F	0.044
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#9BB5AC	0.047
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B0B0B0	0.068