What color is #9DDCBA?

#9DDCBA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DDCBA?

The RGB value is 157, 220, 186: 157 red, 220 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DDCBA?

The complementary color is #DC9DBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DDCBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DDCBA color

#9DDCBA rgb(157, 220, 186)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 86.3% green and 72.9% blue (157, 220, 186).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 47% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Light Teal (#90E4C1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#9DDCBA color codes

HEX	`#9DDCBA`
RGB	`rgb(157, 220, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 86.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 47%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 29%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.86, -26.96, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.86, 28.88, 158.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.358, 61.897, 55.844)`
Decimal	`10345658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DDCBA, 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 #9DDCBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DDCBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	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 #9DDCBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ddcba; }
.text { color: #9ddcba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ddcba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 220 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ddcba, #9ddcda); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9DDCBA?: #9DDCBA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DDCBA?: The RGB value is 157, 220, 186: 157 red, 220 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DDCBA?: The complementary color is #DC9DBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DDCBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.