What color is #9DC295?

#9DC295 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DC295?

The RGB value is 157, 194, 149: 157 red, 194 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DC295?

The complementary color is #BA95C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DC295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DC295 color

#9DC295 rgb(157, 194, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DC295 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 76.1% green and 58.4% blue (157, 194, 149).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#9DC295 color codes

HEX	`#9DC295`
RGB	`rgb(157, 194, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 76.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 23%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 23%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.77, -20.94, 18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.77, 28.05, 138.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.62, 47.921, 35.643)`
Decimal	`10338965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DC295, 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 #9DC295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DC295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #9DC295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dc295; }
.text { color: #9dc295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dc295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 194 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dc295, #95c2a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DC295?: #9DC295 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DC295?: The RGB value is 157, 194, 149: 157 red, 194 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DC295?: The complementary color is #BA95C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DC295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.