#9EB877

Closest named color: Lichen (#8FB67B). oklch(74.7% 0.093 126.3), rgb(158, 184, 119).

Black text reads best on this color (9.57:1).

About this color

#9EB877 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.093 and its hue 126°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lichen (#8FB67B), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.57:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.093)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Lichen (#8FB67B)
Black text	9.57:1
White text	2.19:1

Values

HEX	#9EB877
RGB	rgb(158, 184, 119)
HSL	hsl(84, 31%, 59%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.7% 0.093 126.3)

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 #9EB877	2.19:1	Fails	Lc -47.9	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #9EB877	9.57:1	AAA	Lc 60.8	Content text, not long reading
#9EB877 text on white	2.19:1	Fails	Lc 43.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9EB877 text on black	9.57:1	AAA	Lc -59.1	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

#F4F6F1

oklch(97% 0.007 124.4)
Step 100
100

#E7ECE0

oklch(93.6% 0.017 125.3)
Step 200
200

#D4DDC7

oklch(88.5% 0.031 125.2)
Step 300
300

#B7C8A0

oklch(80.9% 0.058 126.4)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#9EB877

oklch(74.7% 0.093 126.3)
Step 500
500

#779641

oklch(63.1% 0.118 126.3)
Step 600
600

#60801D

oklch(55.6% 0.128 126.3)
Step 700
700

#4F6C0D

oklch(49.1% 0.12 126.4)
Step 800
800

#415810

oklch(42.7% 0.099 126.2)
Step 900
900

#374916

oklch(37.8% 0.078 126.4)
Step 950
950

#202B0E

oklch(27.1% 0.05 126.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9EB877 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)	#BFB072	0.047
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BBAF7A	0.047
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A2B2A8	0.074
Achromatopsia (no color)	#AFAFAF	0.093