#9CBCA1

Closest named color: Muted Teal (#90B494). oklch(76.4% 0.052 149.5), rgb(156, 188, 161).

Black text reads best on this color (10.12:1).

About this color

#9CBCA1 is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.052 and its hue 150°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Muted Teal (#90B494), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.12:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	muted (0.052)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Muted Teal (#90B494)
Black text	10.12:1
White text	2.07:1

Values

HEX	#9CBCA1
RGB	rgb(156, 188, 161)
HSL	hsl(129, 19%, 67%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.4% 0.052 149.5)

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 #9CBCA1	2.07:1	Fails	Lc -45.1	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #9CBCA1	10.12:1	AAA	Lc 63.4	Content text, not long reading
#9CBCA1 text on white	2.07:1	Fails	Lc 40.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9CBCA1 text on black	10.12:1	AAA	Lc -61.8	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.

Step 50
50

#F2F7F3

oklch(97.1% 0.007 151.9)
Step 100
100

#E3EDE5

oklch(93.6% 0.015 151.8)
Step 200
200

#CDDFCF

oklch(88.6% 0.029 148.6)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#9CBCA1

oklch(76.4% 0.052 149.5)
Step 400
400

#7CAF85

oklch(70.6% 0.082 149.4)
Step 500
500

#589B66

oklch(63.1% 0.105 149.3)
Step 600
600

#3A864D

oklch(55.7% 0.116 149.4)
Step 700
700

#2C713E

oklch(49.1% 0.106 149.4)
Step 800
800

#265C33

oklch(42.7% 0.088 149.2)
Step 900
900

#244C2D

oklch(37.8% 0.07 149.4)
Step 950
950

#162C1B

oklch(26.9% 0.042 150.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9CBCA1 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)	#BDB6A0	0.045
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B7B3A2	0.042
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#98BBB4	0.028
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B4B4B4	0.052