What color is #9AE571?

#9AE571 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Snarky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AE571?

The RGB value is 154, 229, 113: 154 red, 229 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AE571?

The complementary color is #BC71E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AE571?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AE571 color

#9AE571 rgb(154, 229, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AE571 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 89.8% green and 44.3% blue (154, 229, 113).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 69% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Snarky Mint (#9AE37D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#9AE571 color codes

HEX	`#9AE571`
RGB	`rgb(154, 229, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 89.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 69%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 51%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 51%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.02, -43.37, 48.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.02, 65.37, 131.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.325, 64.099, 25.656)`
Decimal	`10151281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AE571, 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 #9AE571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AE571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #9AE571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ae571; }
.text { color: #9ae571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ae571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 229 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ae571, #71e582); }

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Questions

What color is #9AE571?: #9AE571 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Snarky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AE571?: The RGB value is 154, 229, 113: 154 red, 229 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AE571?: The complementary color is #BC71E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AE571?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.