What color is #9CC8B7?

#9CC8B7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CC8B7?

The RGB value is 156, 200, 183: 156 red, 200 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CC8B7?

The complementary color is #C89CAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CC8B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CC8B7 color

#9CC8B7 rgb(156, 200, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CC8B7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 78.4% green and 71.8% blue (156, 200, 183).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 29% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#9CC8B7 color codes

HEX	`#9CC8B7`
RGB	`rgb(156, 200, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 78.4%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 29%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.16, -17.97, 3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.16, 18.36, 168.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.909, 51.794, 52.527)`
Decimal	`10274999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CC8B7, 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 #9CC8B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CC8B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #9CC8B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cc8b7; }
.text { color: #9cc8b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cc8b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 200 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cc8b7, #9cc3c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #9CC8B7?: #9CC8B7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CC8B7?: The RGB value is 156, 200, 183: 156 red, 200 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CC8B7?: The complementary color is #C89CAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CC8B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.