#9ec5aa

Color #9ec5aa

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 11.07 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-200 #a4f4cf · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9ec5aa

RGB

rgb(158, 197, 170)

HSL

hsl(138.5, 25.2%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(138.5, 19.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.8%, 0%, 13.7%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(76.13, -18.35, 9.31)

LCH

lch(76.13, 20.58, 153.1)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0564, 154.71)

HWB

hwb(138.5, 62%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c59eb9

Analogous

#a5c59e

#9ec5aa

#9ec5be

Triadic

#9ec5aa

#aa9ec5

#c5aa9e

Split-complementary

#9ec5aa

#be9ec5

#c59ea5

Tetradic

#9ec5aa

#9eb9c5

#c59eb9

#c5aa9e

Square

#9ec5aa

#9ea5c5

#c59eb9

#c5be9e

Shades

Color #9ec5aa mixed toward black.

#79af8a

#59946b

#426f50

#2c4a35

#16251b

Tints

Color #9ec5aa mixed toward white.

#aecfb8

#bed8c6

#cee2d4

#dfece3

#eff5f1

Tones

Color #9ec5aa mixed toward gray.

#a1c2ab

#a4bfac

#a8bbae

#abb8af

#aeb5b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b1b1 · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#aeabb3 · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#a0b6b7 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9ec5aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9ec5aa]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#9ec5aa (#9ec5aa) is rgb(158, 197, 170) in RGB.

No, #9ec5aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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