#9BC760
Closest named color: Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C). oklch(77.6% 0.141 128.4), rgb(155, 199, 96).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.73:1).
About this color
#9BC760 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.141 and its hue 128°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.73:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (78%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.141) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C) |
| Black text | 10.73:1 |
| White text | 1.95:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9BC760 |
| RGB | rgb(155, 199, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(86, 48%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.6% 0.141 128.4) |
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 #9BC760 | 1.95:1 | Fails | Lc -41.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #9BC760 | 10.73:1 | AAA | Lc 66.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9BC760 text on white | 1.95:1 | Fails | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9BC760 text on black | 10.73:1 | AAA | Lc -64.9 | 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 300.
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Step 50
50
#F2F8EB
oklch(97.1% 0.018 127.1)
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Step 100
100
#E2F0D3
oklch(93.7% 0.041 128.3)
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Step 200
200
#CAE4AD
oklch(88.6% 0.078 128.5)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#9BC760
oklch(77.6% 0.141 128.4)
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Step 400
400
#7DB500
oklch(70.7% 0.186 128.5)
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Step 500
500
#6B9B00
oklch(63.1% 0.166 128.3)
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Step 600
600
#598200
oklch(55.5% 0.146 128.3)
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Step 700
700
#4A6E00
oklch(49.2% 0.13 128.6)
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Step 800
800
#3C5A00
oklch(42.8% 0.113 128.5)
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Step 900
900
#314B00
oklch(37.7% 0.1 128.7)
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Step 950
950
#1C2C00
oklch(26.9% 0.07 127.9)
#9BC760 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) | #CFBB57 | 0.072 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C9B866 | 0.073 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9FBFB0 | 0.111 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B9B9B9 | 0.141 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9BC760
#9BC760
oklch(77.6% 0.141 128.4)
- #D09CFB
#D09CFB
oklch(77.6% 0.142 308.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #9BC760, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.025
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.028
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.034
- Tan Green #A9BE70 ΔE 0.039
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.042
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.044
- Pale Olive Green #B1D27B ΔE 0.049
- Bright Olive #9CBB04 ΔE 0.054
Use #9BC760 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.