What color is #9AC59E?

#9AC59E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AC59E?

The RGB value is 154, 197, 158: 154 red, 197 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AC59E?

The complementary color is #C59AC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AC59E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AC59E color

#9AC59E rgb(154, 197, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AC59E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 77.3% green and 62% blue (154, 197, 158).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 27% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#9AC59E color codes

HEX	`#9AC59E`
RGB	`rgb(154, 197, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 77.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 27%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 22%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 20%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.62, -21.9, 15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.62, 26.54, 145.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.463, 49.27, 39.772)`
Decimal	`10143134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AC59E, 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 #9AC59E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AC59E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #9AC59E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ac59e; }
.text { color: #9ac59e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ac59e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 197 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ac59e, #9ac5b3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9AC59E?: #9AC59E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AC59E?: The RGB value is 154, 197, 158: 154 red, 197 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AC59E?: The complementary color is #C59AC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AC59E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.