#9EBF65

Closest named color: Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C). oklch(76% 0.123 125.7), rgb(158, 191, 101).

Black text reads best on this color (10.09:1).

About this color

#9EBF65 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.123 and its hue 126°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.09:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.123)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C)
Black text	10.09:1
White text	2.08:1

Values

HEX	#9EBF65
RGB	rgb(158, 191, 101)
HSL	hsl(82, 41%, 57%)
OKLCH	oklch(76% 0.123 125.7)

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 #9EBF65	2.08:1	Fails	Lc -45.2	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #9EBF65	10.09:1	AAA	Lc 63.4	Content text, not long reading
#9EBF65 text on white	2.08:1	Fails	Lc 40.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9EBF65 text on black	10.09:1	AAA	Lc -61.7	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.

Step 50
50

#F3F8EC

oklch(97.2% 0.017 125.3)
Step 100
100

#E4EFD5

oklch(93.7% 0.036 125.8)
Step 200
200

#CEE2B1

oklch(88.5% 0.069 125.8)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#9EBF65

oklch(76% 0.123 125.7)
Step 400
400

#85B300

oklch(70.7% 0.18 125.9)
Step 500
500

#729900

oklch(63.1% 0.16 125.6)
Step 600
600

#5F8100

oklch(55.7% 0.141 125.9)
Step 700
700

#4F6C00

oklch(49% 0.125 125.9)
Step 800
800

#405900

oklch(42.8% 0.109 126.1)
Step 900
900

#354A00

oklch(37.7% 0.096 125.9)
Step 950
950

#1E2C00

oklch(27% 0.069 126.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9EBF65 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)	#C7B55D	0.058
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C3B36A	0.060
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A3B8AA	0.098
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B4B4B4	0.123