What color is #9CC962?

#9CC962 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lone Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CC962?

The RGB value is 156, 201, 98: 156 red, 201 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CC962?

The complementary color is #8F62C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CC962?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CC962 color

#9CC962 rgb(156, 201, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CC962 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 78.8% green and 38.4% blue (156, 201, 98).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 49% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lone Hunter (#94C84C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#9CC962 color codes

HEX	`#9CC962`
RGB	`rgb(156, 201, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 78.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 49%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 51%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 51%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.9, -31.69, 46.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.9, 56.08, 124.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.801, 49.722, 19.211)`
Decimal	`10275170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CC962, 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 #9CC962	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CC962 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	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 #9CC962 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cc962; }
.text { color: #9cc962; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cc962; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 201 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cc962, #69c962); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #9CC962?: #9CC962 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lone Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CC962?: The RGB value is 156, 201, 98: 156 red, 201 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CC962?: The complementary color is #8F62C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CC962?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.