What color is #9CD49C?

#9CD49C 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 #9CD49C?

The RGB value is 156, 212, 156: 156 red, 212 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CD49C?

The complementary color is #D49CD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CD49C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CD49C color

#9CD49C rgb(156, 212, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CD49C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 83.1% green and 61.2% blue (156, 212, 156).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 39% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#9CD49C color codes

HEX	`#9CD49C`
RGB	`rgb(156, 212, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 83.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 39%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 26%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 26%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.93, -28.89, 22.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.93, 36.35, 142.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.253, 56.554, 40.083)`
Decimal	`10278044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CD49C, 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 #9CD49C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CD49C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #9CD49C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cd49c; }
.text { color: #9cd49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cd49c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 212 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cd49c, #9cd4b8); }

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Questions

What color is #9CD49C?: #9CD49C 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 #9CD49C?: The RGB value is 156, 212, 156: 156 red, 212 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CD49C?: The complementary color is #D49CD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CD49C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.