What color is #9CD080?

#9CD080 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 #9CD080?

The RGB value is 156, 208, 128: 156 red, 208 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CD080?

The complementary color is #B480D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CD080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CD080 color

#9CD080 rgb(156, 208, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CD080 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 81.6% green and 50.2% blue (156, 208, 128).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 46% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Gossip (#9FD385), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#9CD080 color codes

HEX	`#9CD080`
RGB	`rgb(156, 208, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 81.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 46%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 38%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.31, -31.3, 34.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.31, 46.51, 132.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.161, 53.737, 28.674)`
Decimal	`10276992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CD080, 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 #9CD080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CD080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #9CD080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cd080; }
.text { color: #9cd080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cd080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 208 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cd080, #80d08c); }

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Questions

What color is #9CD080?: #9CD080 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 #9CD080?: The RGB value is 156, 208, 128: 156 red, 208 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CD080?: The complementary color is #B480D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CD080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.