What color is #9CD7AF?

#9CD7AF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CD7AF?

The RGB value is 156, 215, 175: 156 red, 215 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CD7AF?

The complementary color is #D79CC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CD7AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CD7AF color

#9CD7AF rgb(156, 215, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CD7AF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 84.3% green and 68.6% blue (156, 215, 175).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 42% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#9CD7AF color codes

HEX	`#9CD7AF`
RGB	`rgb(156, 215, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 84.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 42%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 27%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 19%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.16, -26.96, 13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.16, 30.26, 152.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.746, 58.762, 49.481)`
Decimal	`10278831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CD7AF, 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 #9CD7AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CD7AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	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 #9CD7AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cd7af; }
.text { color: #9cd7af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cd7af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 215 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cd7af, #9cd7cd); }

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Questions

What color is #9CD7AF?: #9CD7AF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CD7AF?: The RGB value is 156, 215, 175: 156 red, 215 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CD7AF?: The complementary color is #D79CC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CD7AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.