What color is #9DCBAC?

#9DCBAC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DCBAC?

The RGB value is 157, 203, 172: 157 red, 203 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DCBAC?

The complementary color is #CB9DBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DCBAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DCBAC color

#9DCBAC rgb(157, 203, 172)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 79.6% green and 67.5% blue (157, 203, 172).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 31% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#9DCBAC color codes

HEX	`#9DCBAC`
RGB	`rgb(157, 203, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 79.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 31%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.79, -21.31, 10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.79, 23.8, 153.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.705, 52.857, 46.974)`
Decimal	`10341292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DCBAC, 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 #9DCBAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DCBAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #9DCBAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dcbac; }
.text { color: #9dcbac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dcbac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 203 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dcbac, #9dcbc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9DCBAC?: #9DCBAC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DCBAC?: The RGB value is 157, 203, 172: 157 red, 203 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DCBAC?: The complementary color is #CB9DBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DCBAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.