What color is #9CD2A3?

#9CD2A3 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 #9CD2A3?

The RGB value is 156, 210, 163: 156 red, 210 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CD2A3?

The complementary color is #D29CCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CD2A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CD2A3 color

#9CD2A3 rgb(156, 210, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CD2A3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 82.4% green and 63.9% blue (156, 210, 163).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 37% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#9CD2A3 color codes

HEX	`#9CD2A3`
RGB	`rgb(156, 210, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 82.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 37%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 22%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.5, -26.72, 17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.5, 32.1, 146.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.366, 55.804, 43.13)`
Decimal	`10277539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CD2A3, 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 #9CD2A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CD2A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	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 #9CD2A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cd2a3; }
.text { color: #9cd2a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cd2a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 210 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cd2a3, #9cd2be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CD2A3?: #9CD2A3 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 #9CD2A3?: The RGB value is 156, 210, 163: 156 red, 210 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CD2A3?: The complementary color is #D29CCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CD2A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.