#9EC899
Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(79% 0.079 142), rgb(158, 200, 153).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.17:1).
About this color
#9EC899 is a light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.079 and its hue 142°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), ΔE 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.17:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.079) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F) |
| Black text | 11.17:1 |
| White text | 1.87:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9EC899 |
| RGB | rgb(158, 200, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(114, 30%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.079 142) |
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 #9EC899 | 1.87:1 | Fails | Lc -39.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #9EC899 | 11.17:1 | AAA | Lc 68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9EC899 text on white | 1.87:1 | Fails | Lc 35.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9EC899 text on black | 11.17:1 | 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
#F2F7F1
oklch(97.1% 0.01 140.5)
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Step 100
100
#E2EEE0
oklch(93.6% 0.023 141.2)
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Step 200
200
#C9E1C6
oklch(88.5% 0.045 142.1)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#9EC899
oklch(79% 0.079 142)
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Step 400
400
#70B469
oklch(70.6% 0.127 142.1)
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Step 500
500
#46A13E
oklch(63.2% 0.162 142)
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Step 600
600
#1F8B16
oklch(55.6% 0.176 142)
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Step 700
700
#0D7603
oklch(49.2% 0.164 142)
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Step 800
800
#12600B
oklch(42.7% 0.136 142)
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Step 900
900
#194F14
oklch(37.8% 0.106 141.9)
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Step 950
950
#102E0E
oklch(26.9% 0.066 142.4)
#9EC899 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) | #CBC096 | 0.060 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C4BB9B | 0.059 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9BC5BB | 0.050 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BDBDBD | 0.080 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9EC899
#9EC899
oklch(79% 0.079 142)
- #D3AAD9
#D3AAD9
oklch(79% 0.079 322.1)
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 #9EC899, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Sea Green #8FBC8F ΔE 0.039
- Pale Teal #82CBB2 ΔE 0.040
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.044
- Pale Olive #B9CC81 ΔE 0.046
- Tiffany Blue #94D2BD ΔE 0.047
- Tan Green #A9BE70 ΔE 0.048
- Seafoam Blue #78D1B6 ΔE 0.048
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.052
Use #9EC899 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.