What color is #9DC598?

#9DC598 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DC598?

The RGB value is 157, 197, 152: 157 red, 197 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DC598?

The complementary color is #C098C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DC598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DC598 color

#9DC598 rgb(157, 197, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DC598 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 77.3% green and 59.6% blue (157, 197, 152).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#9DC598 color codes

HEX	`#9DC598`
RGB	`rgb(157, 197, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 77.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 23%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.68, -21.92, 18.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.68, 28.57, 140.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.537, 49.367, 37.145)`
Decimal	`10339736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DC598, 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 #9DC598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DC598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #9DC598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dc598; }
.text { color: #9dc598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dc598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 197 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dc598, #98c5a9); }

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Questions

What color is #9DC598?: #9DC598 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DC598?: The RGB value is 157, 197, 152: 157 red, 197 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DC598?: The complementary color is #C098C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DC598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.