What color is #9CC49F?

#9CC49F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CC49F?

The RGB value is 156, 196, 159: 156 red, 196 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CC49F?

The complementary color is #C49CC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CC49F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CC49F color

#9CC49F rgb(156, 196, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CC49F is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 76.9% green and 62.4% blue (156, 196, 159).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#9CC49F color codes

HEX	`#9CC49F`
RGB	`rgb(156, 196, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 76.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 19%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.48, -20.54, 14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.48, 25.02, 145.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.707, 49.05, 40.17)`
Decimal	`10273951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CC49F, 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 #9CC49F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CC49F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #9CC49F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cc49f; }
.text { color: #9cc49f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cc49f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 196 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cc49f, #9cc4b3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CC49F?: #9CC49F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CC49F?: The RGB value is 156, 196, 159: 156 red, 196 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CC49F?: The complementary color is #C49CC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CC49F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.