#9CCC46
Closest named color: Yellow Green (#9ACD32). oklch(78.5% 0.169 126.9), rgb(156, 204, 70).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.13:1).
About this color
#9CCC46 is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.169 and its hue 127°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.13:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.169) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Yellow Green (#9ACD32) |
| Black text | 11.13:1 |
| White text | 1.88:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9CCC46 |
| RGB | rgb(156, 204, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(81, 57%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.5% 0.169 126.9) |
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 #9CCC46 | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc -39.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #9CCC46 | 11.13:1 | AAA | Lc 68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9CCC46 text on white | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc 35.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9CCC46 text on black | 11.13:1 | AAA | Lc -66.9 | 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
#F1F9E8
oklch(97.2% 0.024 127.6)
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Step 100
100
#E1F0CE
oklch(93.5% 0.048 126.7)
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Step 200
200
#C9E5A2
oklch(88.5% 0.093 126.6)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#9CCC46
oklch(78.5% 0.169 126.9)
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Step 400
400
#82B400
oklch(70.8% 0.182 127)
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Step 500
500
#6F9A00
oklch(63.1% 0.162 126.9)
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Step 600
600
#5D8100
oklch(55.5% 0.142 126.6)
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Step 700
700
#4D6D00
oklch(49.1% 0.127 127.1)
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Step 800
800
#3F5900
oklch(42.7% 0.11 126.7)
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Step 900
900
#344A00
oklch(37.7% 0.097 126.5)
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Step 950
950
#1D2C00
oklch(26.9% 0.069 127)
#9CCC46 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) | #D6BF34 | 0.080 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D0BC51 | 0.083 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A2C3B1 | 0.135 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BDBDBD | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9CCC46
#9CCC46
oklch(78.5% 0.169 126.9)
- #D0A0FF
#D0A0FF
oklch(78.5% 0.14 306.7)
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 #9CCC46, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.015
- Slime Green #99CC04 ΔE 0.029
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.035
- Bright Olive #9CBB04 ΔE 0.047
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.049
- Apple Green #76CD26 ΔE 0.050
- Apple #6ECB3C ΔE 0.051
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.054
Use #9CCC46 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.