What color is #9AD095?

#9AD095 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AD095?

The RGB value is 154, 208, 149: 154 red, 208 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AD095?

The complementary color is #CB95D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AD095?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AD095 color

#9AD095 rgb(154, 208, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AD095 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 81.6% green and 58.4% blue (154, 208, 149).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 39% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#9AD095 color codes

HEX	`#9AD095`
RGB	`rgb(154, 208, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 81.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 39%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.55, -28.81, 23.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.55, 37.39, 140.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.306, 54.15, 36.704)`
Decimal	`10145941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AD095, 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 #9AD095	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AD095 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #9AD095 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ad095; }
.text { color: #9ad095; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ad095; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 208 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ad095, #95d0ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #9AD095?: #9AD095 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AD095?: The RGB value is 154, 208, 149: 154 red, 208 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AD095?: The complementary color is #CB95D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AD095?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.