What color is #9AECD3?

#9AECD3 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AECD3?

The RGB value is 154, 236, 211: 154 red, 236 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AECD3?

The complementary color is #EC9AB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AECD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AECD3 color

#9AECD3 rgb(154, 236, 211)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AECD3 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 92.5% green and 82.7% blue (154, 236, 211).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 68% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Light Teal (#90E4C1), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#9AECD3 color codes

HEX	`#9AECD3`
RGB	`rgb(154, 236, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 92.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 68%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 35%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 11%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.76, -30.38, 4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.76, 30.67, 172.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.075, 71.561, 72.526)`
Decimal	`10153171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AECD3, 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 #9AECD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AECD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	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 #9AECD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aecd3; }
.text { color: #9aecd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aecd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 236 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aecd3, #9adcec); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9AECD3?: #9AECD3 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AECD3?: The RGB value is 154, 236, 211: 154 red, 236 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AECD3?: The complementary color is #EC9AB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AECD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.