What color is #9CD197?

#9CD197 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CD197?

The RGB value is 156, 209, 151: 156 red, 209 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CD197?

The complementary color is #CC97D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CD197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CD197 color

#9CD197 rgb(156, 209, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CD197 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 82% green and 59.2% blue (156, 209, 151).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 39% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#9CD197 color codes

HEX	`#9CD197`
RGB	`rgb(156, 209, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 82%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 39%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.98, -28.29, 23.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.98, 36.71, 140.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.095, 54.902, 37.651)`
Decimal	`10277271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CD197, 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 #9CD197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CD197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #9CD197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cd197; }
.text { color: #9cd197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cd197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 209 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cd197, #97d1af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #9CD197?: #9CD197 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CD197?: The RGB value is 156, 209, 151: 156 red, 209 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CD197?: The complementary color is #CC97D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CD197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.