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#9bce89 color: Botanist

#9bce89 is rgb(155, 206, 137) in RGB and oklch(79.85% 0.10829 137.757) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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104°
100%

79.9%
0.108
138°
  • Green
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-300
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.81:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.58:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #9bce89

#9bce89 is a soft light green color. In OKLCH it has 79.9% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 138°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.81:1 contrast and black text 11.58:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9ad28c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light green colors

Lighter: #9bce89 mixed with white

  1. 9bce89
  2. a5d395
  3. afd8a1
  4. b9ddad
  5. c3e2b8
  6. cde7c4
  7. d7ecd0
  8. e1f1dc
  9. ebf5e7
  10. f5faf3

Darker: #9bce89 mixed with black

  1. 9bce89
  2. 86b376
  3. 729864
  4. 5e7f53
  5. 4b6642
  6. 394e31
  7. 283822
  8. 182314
  9. 090f07
  10. 010201

Calmer: #9bce89 with less saturation

  1. 9bce89
  2. 9fcc8f
  3. a2cb94
  4. a6c99a
  5. a9c89f
  6. adc6a4
  7. b0c4a9
  8. b3c3ae
  9. b7c1b3
  10. babfb8

Questions about #9bce89

What color is #9bce89?

#9bce89 is soft light green. The closest named color is Botanist. In RGB it is rgb(155, 206, 137), in HSL hsl(104.35, 41.32%, 67.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.85% 0.10829 137.757).

What colors go well with #9bce89?

The complementary color of #9bce89 is #daa7eb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c4c36d and #70d4b0. The triadic partners are #91bfff and #fba0a3.

Is white or black text more readable on #9bce89?

Black text reads better on #9bce89: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and black gives 11.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #9bce89 a warm or cool color?

#9bce89 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 138 degrees, its lightness 79.9% and its chroma 0.108.