What color is #9AE49C?

#9AE49C is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AE49C?

The RGB value is 154, 228, 156: 154 red, 228 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AE49C?

The complementary color is #E49AE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AE49C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AE49C color

#9AE49C rgb(154, 228, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AE49C is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 89.4% green and 61.2% blue (154, 228, 156).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 58% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Grape Green (#A8E4A0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#9AE49C color codes

HEX	`#9AE49C`
RGB	`rgb(154, 228, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 89.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 58%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 32%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 32%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.36, -36.99, 28.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.36, 46.43, 142.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.068, 64.755, 41.465)`
Decimal	`10151068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AE49C, 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 #9AE49C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AE49C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #9AE49C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ae49c; }
.text { color: #9ae49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ae49c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 228 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ae49c, #9ae4c1); }

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Questions

What color is #9AE49C?: #9AE49C is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AE49C?: The RGB value is 154, 228, 156: 154 red, 228 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AE49C?: The complementary color is #E49AE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AE49C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.