#9FC18E

Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(77.3% 0.079 135.4), rgb(159, 193, 142).

Black text reads best on this color (10.49:1).

About this color

#9FC18E is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.079 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.49:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.079)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)
Black text	10.49:1
White text	2.00:1

Values

HEX	#9FC18E
RGB	rgb(159, 193, 142)
HSL	hsl(100, 29%, 66%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.3% 0.079 135.4)

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 #9FC18E	2.00:1	Fails	Lc -43.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #9FC18E	10.49:1	AAA	Lc 65.2	Content text, not long reading
#9FC18E text on white	2.00:1	Fails	Lc 38.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9FC18E text on black	10.49:1	AAA	Lc -63.6	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

#F2F7F0

oklch(97% 0.011 136.6)
Step 100
100

#E3EEDE

oklch(93.6% 0.024 135.7)
Step 200
200

#CDE0C3

oklch(88.5% 0.044 134.7)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#9FC18E

oklch(77.3% 0.079 135.4)
Step 400
400

#7CB25F

oklch(70.6% 0.127 135.5)
Step 500
500

#5A9E2B

oklch(63.1% 0.162 135.3)
Step 600
600

#438700

oklch(55.6% 0.164 135.4)
Step 700
700

#377100

oklch(49% 0.144 135.4)
Step 800
800

#2C5D00

oklch(42.7% 0.126 135.4)
Step 900
900

#264D06

oklch(37.7% 0.105 135.2)
Step 950
950

#172D08

oklch(26.9% 0.066 135)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9FC18E 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)	#C5B98B	0.053
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C0B690	0.052
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#9FBDB3	0.056
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B7B7B7	0.080