#9cad96

Color #9cad96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.25 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9cad96

RGB

rgb(156, 173, 150)

HSL

hsl(104.3, 12.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(104.3, 13.3%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 0%, 13.3%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.86, -10.31, 9.83)

LCH

lch(68.86, 14.25, 136.37)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0377, 137.47)

HWB

hwb(104.3, 58.8%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a796ad

Analogous

#a7ad96

#9cad96

#96ad9b

Triadic

#9cad96

#969cad

#ad969c

Split-complementary

#9cad96

#9b96ad

#ad96a7

Tetradic

#9cad96

#96ada7

#a796ad

#ad969c

Square

#9cad96

#96a7ad

#a796ad

#ad9b96

Shades

Color #9cad96 mixed toward black.

#7f9578

#65795e

#4c5b47

#333c2f

#191e18

Tints

Color #9cad96 mixed toward white.

#acbba7

#bdc8b9

#cdd6ca

#dee4dc

#eef1ed

Tones

Color #9cad96 mixed toward gray.

#9dab98

#9ea99a

#9fa79c

#a0a59e

#a1a39f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a49c · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#a3a19d · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#9da0a1 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cad96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cad96]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#9cad96 (#9cad96) is rgb(156, 173, 150) in RGB.

No, #9cad96 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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