What color is #9CCF99?

#9CCF99 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CCF99?

The RGB value is 156, 207, 153: 156 red, 207 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CCF99?

The complementary color is #CC99CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CCF99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CCF99 color

#9CCF99 rgb(156, 207, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CCF99 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 81.2% green and 60% blue (156, 207, 153).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 36% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#9CCF99 color codes

HEX	`#9CCF99`
RGB	`rgb(156, 207, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 81.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 36%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 26%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 26%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.46, -27, 21.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.46, 34.58, 141.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.771, 53.992, 38.351)`
Decimal	`10276761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CCF99, 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 #9CCF99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CCF99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	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 #9CCF99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ccf99; }
.text { color: #9ccf99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ccf99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 207 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ccf99, #99cfb1); }

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Questions

What color is #9CCF99?: #9CCF99 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CCF99?: The RGB value is 156, 207, 153: 156 red, 207 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CCF99?: The complementary color is #CC99CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CCF99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.