What color is #9CCD84?

#9CCD84 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gossip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CCD84?

The RGB value is 156, 205, 132: 156 red, 205 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CCD84?

The complementary color is #B584CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CCD84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CCD84 color

#9CCD84 rgb(156, 205, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CCD84 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 80.4% green and 51.8% blue (156, 205, 132).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 42% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gossip (#9FD385), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#9CCD84 color codes

HEX	`#9CCD84`
RGB	`rgb(156, 205, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 80.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 42%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 36%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 36%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.52, -29.32, 31.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.52, 42.9, 133.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.705, 52.395, 29.847)`
Decimal	`10276228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CCD84, 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 #9CCD84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CCD84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #9CCD84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ccd84; }
.text { color: #9ccd84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ccd84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 205 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ccd84, #84cd91); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CCD84?: #9CCD84 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gossip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CCD84?: The RGB value is 156, 205, 132: 156 red, 205 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CCD84?: The complementary color is #B584CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CCD84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.