#9FBB89

Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(75.8% 0.076 131.8), rgb(159, 187, 137).

Black text reads best on this color (9.94:1).

About this color

#9FBB89 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.076 and its hue 132°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.94:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.076)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)
Black text	9.94:1
White text	2.11:1

Values

HEX	#9FBB89
RGB	rgb(159, 187, 137)
HSL	hsl(94, 27%, 64%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.8% 0.076 131.8)

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 #9FBB89	2.11:1	Fails	Lc -46.0	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #9FBB89	9.94:1	AAA	Lc 62.6	Content text, not long reading
#9FBB89 text on white	2.11:1	Fails	Lc 41.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9FBB89 text on black	9.94:1	AAA	Lc -60.9	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.

Step 50
50

#F3F7F0

oklch(97.1% 0.01 131.4)
Step 100
100

#E5EDDE

oklch(93.6% 0.022 130)
Step 200
200

#CFDFC3

oklch(88.4% 0.041 131.7)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#9FBB89

oklch(75.8% 0.076 131.8)
Step 400
400

#84B05E

oklch(70.6% 0.121 131.9)
Step 500
500

#659C29

oklch(63.2% 0.155 131.9)
Step 600
600

#508400

oklch(55.5% 0.153 131.6)
Step 700
700

#426F00

oklch(49% 0.136 131.8)
Step 800
800

#355B00

oklch(42.6% 0.118 131.9)
Step 900
900

#2D4C04

oklch(37.8% 0.101 131.6)
Step 950
950

#1A2D07

oklch(27.1% 0.065 132.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9FBB89 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)	#C0B486	0.046
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BBB28B	0.044
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A0B7AE	0.056
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B2B2B2	0.076