What color is #9CC6A6?

#9CC6A6 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 #9CC6A6?

The RGB value is 156, 198, 166: 156 red, 198 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CC6A6?

The complementary color is #C69CBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CC6A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CC6A6 color

#9CC6A6 rgb(156, 198, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CC6A6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 77.6% green and 65.1% blue (156, 198, 166).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 27% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#9CC6A6 color codes

HEX	`#9CC6A6`
RGB	`rgb(156, 198, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 77.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 27%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 16%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.2, -20.27, 11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.2, 23.32, 150.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.785, 50.208, 43.611)`
Decimal	`10274470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CC6A6, 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 #9CC6A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CC6A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #9CC6A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cc6a6; }
.text { color: #9cc6a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cc6a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 198 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cc6a6, #9cc6bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CC6A6?: #9CC6A6 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 #9CC6A6?: The RGB value is 156, 198, 166: 156 red, 198 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CC6A6?: The complementary color is #C69CBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CC6A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.