What color is #9FD385?

#9FD385 is a light, desaturated green known as Gossip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gossip?

The RGB value is 159, 211, 133: 159 red, 211 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gossip?

The complementary color is #B985D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FD385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gossip color: hex code #9FD385

#9FD385 rgb(159, 211, 133)

Shades of green

Gossip has the hex code #9FD385. It is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 82.7% green and 52.2% blue (159, 211, 133).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 47% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 17% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

Gossip (#9FD385) color codes

HEX	`#9FD385`
RGB	`rgb(159, 211, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 82.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 47%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 37%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 37%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.42, -30.96, 33.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.42, 45.49, 132.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.825, 55.652, 30.724)`
Decimal	`10474373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gossip, 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 #9FD385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FD385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #9FD385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fd385; }
.text { color: #9fd385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fd385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 211 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fd385, #85d392); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9FD385 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9FD385?: #9FD385 is a light, desaturated green known as Gossip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gossip?: The RGB value is 159, 211, 133: 159 red, 211 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gossip?: The complementary color is #B985D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FD385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.