What color is #9CD175?

#9CD175 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Feijoa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CD175?

The RGB value is 156, 209, 117: 156 red, 209 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CD175?

The complementary color is #AA75D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CD175?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CD175 color

#9CD175 rgb(156, 209, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CD175 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 82% green and 45.9% blue (156, 209, 117).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 50% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Feijoa (#A5D785), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#9CD175 color codes

HEX	`#9CD175`
RGB	`rgb(156, 209, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 82%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 50%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 44%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 44%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.43, -33.22, 40.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.43, 52.08, 129.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.721, 53.952, 25.147)`
Decimal	`10277237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CD175, 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 #9CD175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CD175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #9CD175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cd175; }
.text { color: #9cd175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cd175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 209 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cd175, #75d17c); }

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Questions

What color is #9CD175?: #9CD175 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Feijoa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CD175?: The RGB value is 156, 209, 117: 156 red, 209 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CD175?: The complementary color is #AA75D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CD175?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.