What color is #9CC8BB?

#9CC8BB 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 #9CC8BB?

The RGB value is 156, 200, 187: 156 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CC8BB?

The complementary color is #C89CA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CC8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CC8BB color

#9CC8BB rgb(156, 200, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CC8BB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 78.4% green and 73.3% blue (156, 200, 187).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 29% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#9CC8BB color codes

HEX	`#9CC8BB`
RGB	`rgb(156, 200, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 78.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 29%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 7%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.26, -17.16, 1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.26, 17.24, 174.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.332, 51.963, 54.751)`
Decimal	`10275003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CC8BB, 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 #9CC8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CC8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #9CC8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cc8bb; }
.text { color: #9cc8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cc8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 200 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cc8bb, #9cbfc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CC8BB?: #9CC8BB 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 #9CC8BB?: The RGB value is 156, 200, 187: 156 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CC8BB?: The complementary color is #C89CA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CC8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.