What color is #9DCEAB?

#9DCEAB 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 #9DCEAB?

The RGB value is 157, 206, 171: 157 red, 206 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DCEAB?

The complementary color is #CE9DC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DCEAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DCEAB color

#9DCEAB rgb(157, 206, 171)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 80.8% green and 67.1% blue (157, 206, 171).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 33% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#9DCEAB color codes

HEX	`#9DCEAB`
RGB	`rgb(157, 206, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 80.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 24%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.61, -22.99, 12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.61, 26.06, 151.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.325, 54.249, 46.709)`
Decimal	`10342059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DCEAB, 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 #9DCEAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DCEAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	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 #9DCEAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dceab; }
.text { color: #9dceab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dceab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 206 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dceab, #9dcec3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DCEAB?: #9DCEAB 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 #9DCEAB?: The RGB value is 157, 206, 171: 157 red, 206 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DCEAB?: The complementary color is #CE9DC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DCEAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.