What color is #9AD28C?

#9AD28C is a light, desaturated green known as Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Botanist?

The RGB value is 154, 210, 140: 154 red, 210 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Botanist?

The complementary color is #C48CD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AD28C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Botanist color: hex code #9AD28C

#9AD28C rgb(154, 210, 140)

Shades of green

Botanist has the hex code #9AD28C. It is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 82.4% green and 54.9% blue (154, 210, 140).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 44% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

Botanist (#9AD28C) color codes

HEX	`#9AD28C`
RGB	`rgb(154, 210, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 82.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 44%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 33%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.96, -31.19, 29.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.96, 42.63, 137.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.105, 54.855, 33.228)`
Decimal	`10146444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Botanist, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9AD28C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AD28C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9AD28C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ad28c; }
.text { color: #9ad28c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ad28c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 210 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ad28c, #8cd2a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

See #9AD28C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9AD28C?: #9AD28C is a light, desaturated green known as Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Botanist?: The RGB value is 154, 210, 140: 154 red, 210 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Botanist?: The complementary color is #C48CD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AD28C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.