What color is #9CFFB4?

#9CFFB4 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Creamy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CFFB4?

The RGB value is 156, 255, 180: 156 red, 255 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CFFB4?

The complementary color is #FF9CE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CFFB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CFFB4 color

#9CFFB4 rgb(156, 255, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CFFB4 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 100% green and 70.6% blue (156, 255, 180).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 100% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Mint (#AAFFAA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#9CFFB4 color codes

HEX	`#9CFFB4`
RGB	`rgb(156, 255, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 100%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 100%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 39%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 29%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.52, -44.39, 26.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.52, 51.92, 148.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.705, 81.88, 55.935)`
Decimal	`10289076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CFFB4, 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 #9CFFB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CFFB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	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 #9CFFB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cffb4; }
.text { color: #9cffb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cffb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 255 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cffb4, #9cffe5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CFFB4?: #9CFFB4 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Creamy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CFFB4?: The RGB value is 156, 255, 180: 156 red, 255 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CFFB4?: The complementary color is #FF9CE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CFFB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.