#9DB587

Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(74.3% 0.069 130.4), rgb(157, 181, 135).

Black text reads best on this color (9.39:1).

About this color

#9DB587 is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 74%, its chroma 0.069 and its hue 130°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.39:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (74%)
Chroma	muted (0.069)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)
Black text	9.39:1
White text	2.23:1

Values

HEX	#9DB587
RGB	rgb(157, 181, 135)
HSL	hsl(91, 24%, 62%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.3% 0.069 130.4)

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 #9DB587	2.23:1	Fails	Lc -48.8	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #9DB587	9.39:1	AAA	Lc 59.9	Large or bold text, headings
#9DB587 text on white	2.23:1	Fails	Lc 44.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9DB587 text on black	9.39:1	AAA	Lc -58.1	Large or bold text, headings

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 400.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F2

oklch(97.1% 0.006 128.5)
Step 100
100

#E7ECE3

oklch(93.7% 0.013 130.8)
Step 200
200

#D4DDCC

oklch(88.6% 0.025 129.9)
Step 300
300

#B7C7AA

oklch(81% 0.044 131)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#9DB587

oklch(74.3% 0.069 130.4)
Step 500
500

#77945B

oklch(63% 0.087 130.5)
Step 600
600

#607F40

oklch(55.7% 0.097 130.5)
Step 700
700

#4F6B32

oklch(49.2% 0.09 130.6)
Step 800
800

#41572A

oklch(42.7% 0.074 130.4)
Step 900
900

#374826

oklch(37.7% 0.058 130.5)
Step 950
950

#202A17

oklch(26.9% 0.036 131.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9DB587 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)	#BAAE84	0.042
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B6AD89	0.040
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#9FB1A9	0.053
Achromatopsia (no color)	#ADADAD	0.069