What color is #9CC3B4?

#9CC3B4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CC3B4?

The RGB value is 156, 195, 180: 156 red, 195 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CC3B4?

The complementary color is #C39CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CC3B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CC3B4 color

#9CC3B4 rgb(156, 195, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CC3B4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 76.5% green and 70.6% blue (156, 195, 180).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#9CC3B4 color codes

HEX	`#9CC3B4`
RGB	`rgb(156, 195, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 76.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.69, -16.03, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.69, 16.36, 168.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.461, 49.392, 50.52)`
Decimal	`10273716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CC3B4, 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 #9CC3B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CC3B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #9CC3B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cc3b4; }
.text { color: #9cc3b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cc3b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 195 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cc3b4, #9cbfc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CC3B4?: #9CC3B4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CC3B4?: The RGB value is 156, 195, 180: 156 red, 195 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CC3B4?: The complementary color is #C39CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CC3B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.