What color is #9DCD9A?

#9DCD9A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DCD9A?

The RGB value is 157, 205, 154: 157 red, 205 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DCD9A?

The complementary color is #CA9ACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DCD9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DCD9A color

#9DCD9A rgb(157, 205, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DCD9A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 80.4% green and 60.4% blue (157, 205, 154).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 34% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#9DCD9A color codes

HEX	`#9DCD9A`
RGB	`rgb(157, 205, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 80.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 34%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.97, -25.52, 20.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.97, 32.69, 141.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.567, 53.163, 38.637)`
Decimal	`10341786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DCD9A, 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 #9DCD9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DCD9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #9DCD9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dcd9a; }
.text { color: #9dcd9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dcd9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 205 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dcd9a, #9acdb0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DCD9A?: #9DCD9A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DCD9A?: The RGB value is 157, 205, 154: 157 red, 205 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DCD9A?: The complementary color is #CA9ACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DCD9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.