What color is #9AC9BD?

#9AC9BD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AC9BD?

The RGB value is 154, 201, 189: 154 red, 201 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AC9BD?

The complementary color is #C99AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AC9BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AC9BD color

#9AC9BD rgb(154, 201, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AC9BD is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 78.8% green and 74.1% blue (154, 201, 189).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#9AC9BD color codes

HEX	`#9AC9BD`
RGB	`rgb(154, 201, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 78.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.47, -17.87, 0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.47, 17.9, 176.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.396, 52.316, 55.946)`
Decimal	`10144189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AC9BD, 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 #9AC9BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AC9BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #9AC9BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ac9bd; }
.text { color: #9ac9bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ac9bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 201 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ac9bd, #9abec9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9AC9BD?: #9AC9BD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AC9BD?: The RGB value is 154, 201, 189: 154 red, 201 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AC9BD?: The complementary color is #C99AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AC9BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.