#9EC488

Closest named color: Tan Green (#A9BE70). oklch(77.7% 0.092 134.4), rgb(158, 196, 136).

Black text reads best on this color (10.70:1).

About this color

#9EC488 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.092 and its hue 134°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Tan Green (#A9BE70), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.70:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (78%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.092)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Tan Green (#A9BE70)
Black text	10.70:1
White text	1.96:1

Values

HEX	#9EC488
RGB	rgb(158, 196, 136)
HSL	hsl(98, 34%, 65%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.7% 0.092 134.4)

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 #9EC488	1.96:1	Fails	Lc -42.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #9EC488	10.70:1	AAA	Lc 66.2	Content text, not long reading
#9EC488 text on white	1.96:1	Fails	Lc 37.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9EC488 text on black	10.70:1	AAA	Lc -64.7	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

#F2F7EF

oklch(97% 0.012 133.4)
Step 100
100

#E3EEDC

oklch(93.6% 0.027 133)
Step 200
200

#CBE1BF

oklch(88.4% 0.051 134.5)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#9EC488

oklch(77.7% 0.092 134.4)
Step 400
400

#78B450

oklch(70.7% 0.147 134.5)
Step 500
500

#55A000

oklch(63.2% 0.183 134.5)
Step 600
600

#478600

oklch(55.6% 0.16 134.3)
Step 700
700

#3B7100

oklch(49.2% 0.142 134.3)
Step 800
800

#2F5D00

oklch(42.8% 0.124 134.5)
Step 900
900

#264D00

oklch(37.6% 0.109 134.4)
Step 950
950

#152E00

oklch(27% 0.078 134)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9EC488 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)	#C9BB84	0.059
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C3B88B	0.058
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#9EBFB4	0.066
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B9B9B9	0.092