What color is #9DCAA4?

#9DCAA4 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 #9DCAA4?

The RGB value is 157, 202, 164: 157 red, 202 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DCAA4?

The complementary color is #CA9DC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DCAA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DCAA4 color

#9DCAA4 rgb(157, 202, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DCAA4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 79.2% green and 64.3% blue (157, 202, 164).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#9DCAA4 color codes

HEX	`#9DCAA4`
RGB	`rgb(157, 202, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 79.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 22%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 19%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.33, -22.3, 14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.33, 26.45, 147.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.724, 52.088, 42.97)`
Decimal	`10341028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DCAA4, 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 #9DCAA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DCAA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #9DCAA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dcaa4; }
.text { color: #9dcaa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dcaa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 202 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dcaa4, #9dcabb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DCAA4?: #9DCAA4 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 #9DCAA4?: The RGB value is 157, 202, 164: 157 red, 202 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DCAA4?: The complementary color is #CA9DC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DCAA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.