#9bb59c

Color #9bb59c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 13.03 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb59c

RGB

rgb(155, 181, 156)

HSL

hsl(122.3, 14.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(122.3, 14.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 0%, 13.8%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.16, -13.78, 9.79)

LCH

lch(71.16, 16.9, 144.61)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0455, 146.1)

HWB

hwb(122.3, 60.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b59bb4

Analogous

#a7b59b

#9bb59c

#9bb5a9

Triadic

#9bb59c

#9c9bb5

#b59c9b

Split-complementary

#9bb59c

#a99bb5

#b59ba7

Tetradic

#9bb59c

#9bb4b5

#b59bb4

#b59c9b

Square

#9bb59c

#9ba7b5

#b59bb4

#b5a99b

Shades

Color #9bb59c mixed toward black.

#7b9d7c

#5f8161

#486148

#304030

#182018

Tints

Color #9bb59c mixed toward white.

#acc1ad

#bccebd

#cddace

#dee6de

#eef3ef

Tones

Color #9bb59c mixed toward gray.

#9db39e

#9fb1a0

#a2afa2

#a4aca4

#a6aaa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a3 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#a5a3a4 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#9ca7a8 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb59c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb59c]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#9bb59c (#9bb59c) is rgb(155, 181, 156) in RGB.

No, #9bb59c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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