What color is #9DC495?

#9DC495 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DC495?

The RGB value is 157, 196, 149: 157 red, 196 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DC495?

The complementary color is #BC95C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DC495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DC495 color

#9DC495 rgb(157, 196, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DC495 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 76.9% green and 58.4% blue (157, 196, 149).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#9DC495 color codes

HEX	`#9DC495`
RGB	`rgb(157, 196, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 76.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 24%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 24%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.34, -21.93, 19.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.34, 29.31, 138.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.068, 48.817, 35.792)`
Decimal	`10339477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DC495, 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 #9DC495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DC495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #9DC495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dc495; }
.text { color: #9dc495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dc495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 196 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dc495, #95c4a5); }

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Questions

What color is #9DC495?: #9DC495 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DC495?: The RGB value is 157, 196, 149: 157 red, 196 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DC495?: The complementary color is #BC95C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DC495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.