What color is #9DCDAF?

#9DCDAF 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 #9DCDAF?

The RGB value is 157, 205, 175: 157 red, 205 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DCDAF?

The complementary color is #CD9DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DCDAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DCDAF color

#9DCDAF rgb(157, 205, 175)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 80.4% green and 68.6% blue (157, 205, 175).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 32% 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 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#9DCDAF color codes

HEX	`#9DCDAF`
RGB	`rgb(157, 205, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 80.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 32%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.42, -21.74, 9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.42, 23.87, 155.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.472, 53.924, 48.667)`
Decimal	`10341807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DCDAF, 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 #9DCDAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DCDAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #9DCDAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dcdaf; }
.text { color: #9dcdaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dcdaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 205 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dcdaf, #9dcdc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9DCDAF?: #9DCDAF 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 #9DCDAF?: The RGB value is 157, 205, 175: 157 red, 205 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DCDAF?: The complementary color is #CD9DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DCDAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.