#9FB875

Closest named color: Lichen (#8FB67B). oklch(74.7% 0.095 125.3), rgb(159, 184, 117).

Black text reads best on this color (9.58:1).

About this color

#9FB875 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.095 and its hue 125°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lichen (#8FB67B), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.58:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.095)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Lichen (#8FB67B)
Black text	9.58:1
White text	2.19:1

Values

HEX	#9FB875
RGB	rgb(159, 184, 117)
HSL	hsl(82, 32%, 59%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.7% 0.095 125.3)

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 #9FB875	2.19:1	Fails	Lc -47.8	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #9FB875	9.58:1	AAA	Lc 60.9	Content text, not long reading
#9FB875 text on white	2.19:1	Fails	Lc 43.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9FB875 text on black	9.58:1	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

#D4DDC6

oklch(88.4% 0.032 124.5)
Step 300
300

#B7C89E

oklch(80.9% 0.06 125.6)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#9FB875

oklch(74.7% 0.095 125.3)
Step 500
500

#78963E

oklch(63.1% 0.121 125.5)
Step 600
600

#618016

oklch(55.6% 0.132 125.5)
Step 700
700

#516C04

oklch(49.2% 0.122 125.1)
Step 800
800

#42580B

oklch(42.7% 0.101 125.2)
Step 900
900

#384914

oklch(37.8% 0.079 125.3)
Step 950
950

#212B0D

oklch(27.1% 0.051 125.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9FB875 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)	#BFB070	0.046
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BBAF78	0.045
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A3B2A7	0.075
Achromatopsia (no color)	#AFAFAF	0.095