#9FC38E

Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(77.7% 0.083 135.8), rgb(159, 195, 142).

Black text reads best on this color (10.67:1).

About this color

#9FC38E is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.083 and its hue 136°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.67:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (78%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.083)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)
Black text	10.67:1
White text	1.96:1

Values

HEX	#9FC38E
RGB	rgb(159, 195, 142)
HSL	hsl(101, 31%, 66%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.7% 0.083 135.8)

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 #9FC38E	1.96:1	Fails	Lc -42.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #9FC38E	10.67:1	AAA	Lc 66.0	Content text, not long reading
#9FC38E text on white	1.96:1	Fails	Lc 37.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9FC38E text on black	10.67:1	AAA	Lc -64.5	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

#CCE1C3

oklch(88.6% 0.046 136.2)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#9FC38E

oklch(77.7% 0.083 135.8)
Step 400
400

#7AB35C

oklch(70.7% 0.133 135.7)
Step 500
500

#569F25

oklch(63.1% 0.169 135.8)
Step 600
600

#418700

oklch(55.5% 0.165 135.8)
Step 700
700

#367200

oklch(49.2% 0.146 135.8)
Step 800
800

#2B5D00

oklch(42.6% 0.126 135.7)
Step 900
900

#234E02

oklch(37.8% 0.111 136)
Step 950
950

#152E06

oklch(27.1% 0.071 136)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9FC38E 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)	#C7BB8B	0.055
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C1B891	0.053
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#9FBFB5	0.058
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B9B9B9	0.083