#9FD9BD

Closest named color: Tiffany Blue (#94D2BD). oklch(83.8% 0.071 163.5), rgb(159, 217, 189).

Black text reads best on this color (13.13:1).

About this color

#9FD9BD is a light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 84%, its chroma 0.071 and its hue 164°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Tiffany Blue (#94D2BD), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 13.13:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	light (84%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.071)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Tiffany Blue (#94D2BD)
Black text	13.13:1
White text	1.59:1

Values

HEX	#9FD9BD
RGB	rgb(159, 217, 189)
HSL	hsl(151, 43%, 74%)
OKLCH	oklch(83.8% 0.071 163.5)

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 #9FD9BD	1.59:1	Fails	Lc -30.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #9FD9BD	13.13:1	AAA	Lc 76.8	Fine for body text
#9FD9BD text on white	1.59:1	Fails	Lc 27.0	Dividers and decoration only
#9FD9BD text on black	13.13:1	AAA	Lc -76.0	Fine for body text

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

#F0F8F4

oklch(97.2% 0.01 164.9)
Step 100
100

#DEEEE6

oklch(93.5% 0.02 164.6)
Step 200
200

#C2E2D2

oklch(88.5% 0.04 163.9)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#9FD9BD

oklch(83.8% 0.071 163.5)
Step 400
400

#52B78D

oklch(70.8% 0.114 163.6)
Step 500
500

#00A272

oklch(63% 0.135 163.5)
Step 600
600

#00885F

oklch(55.5% 0.119 163.5)
Step 700
700

#007350

oklch(49.2% 0.105 163.6)
Step 800
800

#005E41

oklch(42.7% 0.091 163.9)
Step 900
900

#004F35

oklch(37.8% 0.082 162.9)
Step 950
950

#002F1E

oklch(27% 0.058 163)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9FD9BD 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)	#D7D1BC	0.071
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CDCABF	0.067
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#93D9D1	0.029
Achromatopsia (no color)	#CCCCCC	0.072