What color is #9CFFE5?

#9CFFE5 is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Hello Winter. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CFFE5?

The RGB value is 156, 255, 229: 156 red, 255 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CFFE5?

The complementary color is #FF9CB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CFFE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CFFE5 color

#9CFFE5 rgb(156, 255, 229)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CFFE5 is a light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 100% green and 89.8% blue (156, 255, 229).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 100% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Hello Winter (#99FFEE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.85:1).

#9CFFE5 color codes

HEX	`#9CFFE5`
RGB	`rgb(156, 255, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 100%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 100%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 39%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 10%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.55, -34.87, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.55, 35.03, 174.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.608, 84.241, 87.022)`
Decimal	`10289125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CFFE5, 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 #9CFFE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CFFE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.85:1	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 #9CFFE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cffe5; }
.text { color: #9cffe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cffe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 255 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cffe5, #9ce8ff); }

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Questions

What color is #9CFFE5?: #9CFFE5 is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Hello Winter. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CFFE5?: The RGB value is 156, 255, 229: 156 red, 255 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CFFE5?: The complementary color is #FF9CB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CFFE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.