#9CC957
Closest named color: Yellow Green (#9ACD32). oklch(78% 0.151 127.6), rgb(156, 201, 87).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.90:1).
About this color
#9CC957 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.151 and its hue 128°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.90:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (78%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.151) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Yellow Green (#9ACD32) |
| Black text | 10.90:1 |
| White text | 1.92:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9CC957 |
| RGB | rgb(156, 201, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(84, 51%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78% 0.151 127.6) |
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 #9CC957 | 1.92:1 | Fails | Lc -41.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #9CC957 | 10.90:1 | AAA | Lc 67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9CC957 text on white | 1.92:1 | Fails | Lc 36.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9CC957 text on black | 10.90:1 | AAA | Lc -65.7 | 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
#F2F8EA
oklch(97.1% 0.019 125.8)
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Step 100
100
#E2F0D1
oklch(93.6% 0.044 127.1)
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Step 200
200
#CAE4A8
oklch(88.5% 0.084 127.1)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#9CC957
oklch(78% 0.151 127.6)
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Step 400
400
#80B400
oklch(70.7% 0.183 127.5)
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Step 500
500
#6D9A00
oklch(63% 0.164 127.5)
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Step 600
600
#5B8200
oklch(55.6% 0.145 127.6)
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Step 700
700
#4C6D00
oklch(49.1% 0.127 127.5)
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Step 800
800
#3E5900
oklch(42.6% 0.11 127.2)
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Step 900
900
#334A00
oklch(37.6% 0.097 127.1)
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Step 950
950
#1D2C00
oklch(26.9% 0.069 127)
#9CC957 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) | #D2BD4B | 0.074 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #CCBA5F | 0.076 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A1C1B0 | 0.119 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BBBBBB | 0.152 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9CC957
#9CC957
oklch(78% 0.151 127.6)
- #D19DFF
#D19DFF
oklch(78.1% 0.145 307.7)
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 #9CC957, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.033
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.033
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.037
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.037
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.043
- Slime Green #99CC04 ΔE 0.046
- Bright Olive #9CBB04 ΔE 0.049
- Tan Green #A9BE70 ΔE 0.050
Use #9CC957 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.