What color is #9CC5A7?

#9CC5A7 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 #9CC5A7?

The RGB value is 156, 197, 167: 156 red, 197 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CC5A7?

The complementary color is #C59CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CC5A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CC5A7 color

#9CC5A7 rgb(156, 197, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CC5A7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 77.3% green and 65.5% blue (156, 197, 167).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 26% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#9CC5A7 color codes

HEX	`#9CC5A7`
RGB	`rgb(156, 197, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 77.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 26%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 21%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.94, -19.58, 10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.94, 22.28, 151.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.65, 49.789, 44.02)`
Decimal	`10274215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CC5A7, 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 #9CC5A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CC5A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #9CC5A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cc5a7; }
.text { color: #9cc5a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cc5a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 197 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cc5a7, #9cc5bc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CC5A7?: #9CC5A7 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 #9CC5A7?: The RGB value is 156, 197, 167: 156 red, 197 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CC5A7?: The complementary color is #C59CBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CC5A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.