What color is #9CCABA?

#9CCABA 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 #9CCABA?

The RGB value is 156, 202, 186: 156 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CCABA?

The complementary color is #CA9CAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CCABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CCABA color

#9CCABA rgb(156, 202, 186)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 79.2% green and 72.9% blue (156, 202, 186).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#9CCABA color codes

HEX	`#9CCABA`
RGB	`rgb(156, 202, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 79.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.79, -18.38, 3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.79, 18.63, 170.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.691, 52.853, 54.344)`
Decimal	`10275514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CCABA, 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 #9CCABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CCABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #9CCABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ccaba; }
.text { color: #9ccaba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ccaba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 202 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ccaba, #9cc3ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #9CCABA?: #9CCABA 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 #9CCABA?: The RGB value is 156, 202, 186: 156 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CCABA?: The complementary color is #CA9CAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CCABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.