#9CC489

Closest named color: Tan Green (#A9BE70). oklch(77.6% 0.092 135.8), rgb(156, 196, 137).

Black text reads best on this color (10.67:1).

About this color

#9CC489 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.092 and its hue 136°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Tan Green (#A9BE70), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.67:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (78%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.092)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Tan Green (#A9BE70)
Black text	10.67:1
White text	1.96:1

Values

HEX	#9CC489
RGB	rgb(156, 196, 137)
HSL	hsl(101, 33%, 65%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.6% 0.092 135.8)

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 #9CC489	1.96:1	Fails	Lc -42.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #9CC489	10.67:1	AAA	Lc 66.0	Content text, not long reading
#9CC489 text on white	1.96:1	Fails	Lc 37.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9CC489 text on black	10.67:1	AAA	Lc -64.5	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

#F2F7EF

oklch(97% 0.012 133.4)
Step 100
100

#E2EEDD

oklch(93.5% 0.026 136.3)
Step 200
200

#CAE1C0

oklch(88.4% 0.051 136.1)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#9CC489

oklch(77.6% 0.092 135.8)
Step 400
400

#75B553

oklch(70.8% 0.147 135.9)
Step 500
500

#4FA100

oklch(63.2% 0.187 135.8)
Step 600
600

#418700

oklch(55.5% 0.165 135.8)
Step 700
700

#367200

oklch(49.2% 0.146 135.8)
Step 800
800

#2B5D00

oklch(42.6% 0.126 135.7)
Step 900
900

#234E00

oklch(37.8% 0.112 135.7)
Step 950
950

#132E02

oklch(26.9% 0.077 135.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9CC489 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)	#C8BB85	0.060
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C2B78C	0.060
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#9CC0B5	0.065
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B9B9B9	0.092