What color is #9AD6BE?

#9AD6BE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AD6BE?

The RGB value is 154, 214, 190: 154 red, 214 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AD6BE?

The complementary color is #D69AB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AD6BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AD6BE color

#9AD6BE rgb(154, 214, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AD6BE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 83.9% green and 74.5% blue (154, 214, 190).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 42% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wintermint (#94D2BF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#9AD6BE color codes

HEX	`#9AD6BE`
RGB	`rgb(154, 214, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 83.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 42%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 28%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.11, -24.15, 5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.11, 24.82, 166.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.664, 58.679, 57.573)`
Decimal	`10147518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AD6BE, 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 #9AD6BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AD6BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	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 #9AD6BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ad6be; }
.text { color: #9ad6be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ad6be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 214 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ad6be, #9ad0d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #9AD6BE?: #9AD6BE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AD6BE?: The RGB value is 154, 214, 190: 154 red, 214 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AD6BE?: The complementary color is #D69AB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AD6BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.