#9fc6aa

Color #9fc6aa

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 10.73 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-200 #a4f4cf · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9fc6aa

RGB

rgb(159, 198, 170)

HSL

hsl(136.9, 25.5%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(136.9, 19.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.7%, 0%, 14.1%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(76.47, -18.52, 9.8)

LCH

lch(76.47, 20.95, 152.11)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0573, 153.7)

HWB

hwb(136.9, 62.4%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c69fbb

Analogous

#a8c69f

#9fc6aa

#9fc6bd

Triadic

#9fc6aa

#aa9fc6

#c6aa9f

Split-complementary

#9fc6aa

#bd9fc6

#c69fa8

Tetradic

#9fc6aa

#9fbbc6

#c69fbb

#c6aa9f

Square

#9fc6aa

#9fa8c6

#c69fbb

#c6bd9f

Shades

Color #9fc6aa mixed toward black.

#7ab089

#59956a

#42704f

#2c4b35

#16251a

Tints

Color #9fc6aa mixed toward white.

#afd0b8

#bfd9c6

#cfe3d4

#dfece3

#eff6f1

Tones

Color #9fc6aa mixed toward gray.

#a2c3ab

#a5c0ad

#a9bcae

#acb9b0

#afb6b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b2b1 · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#afacb3 · ΔE 22.1

Tritanopia

#a1b7b8 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9fc6aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fc6aa]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#9fc6aa (#9fc6aa) is rgb(159, 198, 170) in RGB.

No, #9fc6aa 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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