#9cb79f

Color #9cb79f

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 13.32 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9cb79f

RGB

rgb(156, 183, 159)

HSL

hsl(126.7, 15.8%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(126.7, 14.8%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 0%, 13.1%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(71.85, -13.91, 9.15)

LCH

lch(71.85, 16.65, 146.66)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.045, 148.25)

HWB

hwb(126.7, 61.2%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b79cb4

Analogous

#a7b79c

#9cb79f

#9cb7ad

Triadic

#9cb79f

#9f9cb7

#b79f9c

Split-complementary

#9cb79f

#ad9cb7

#b79ca7

Tetradic

#9cb79f

#9cb4b7

#b79cb4

#b79f9c

Square

#9cb79f

#9ca7b7

#b79cb4

#b7ad9c

Shades

Color #9cb79f mixed toward black.

#7b9f7f

#5f8363

#47624a

#304132

#182119

Tints

Color #9cb79f mixed toward white.

#adc3af

#bdcfbf

#cedbcf

#dee7df

#eff3ef

Tones

Color #9cb79f mixed toward gray.

#9eb5a1

#a1b3a3

#a3b0a4

#a5aea6

#a7aca8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a9a5 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#a7a5a7 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#9daaab · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9cb79f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9cb79f]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#9cb79f (#9cb79f) is rgb(156, 183, 159) in RGB.

No, #9cb79f 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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