What color is #9CC1B7?

#9CC1B7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CC1B7?

The RGB value is 156, 193, 183: 156 red, 193 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CC1B7?

The complementary color is #C19CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CC1B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CC1B7 color

#9CC1B7 rgb(156, 193, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CC1B7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 75.7% green and 71.8% blue (156, 193, 183).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#9CC1B7 color codes

HEX	`#9CC1B7`
RGB	`rgb(156, 193, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 75.7%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.22, -14.39, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.22, 14.42, 176.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.325, 48.625, 51.999)`
Decimal	`10273207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CC1B7, 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 #9CC1B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CC1B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #9CC1B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cc1b7; }
.text { color: #9cc1b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cc1b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 193 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cc1b7, #9cb9c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CC1B7?: #9CC1B7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CC1B7?: The RGB value is 156, 193, 183: 156 red, 193 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CC1B7?: The complementary color is #C19CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CC1B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.