What color is #9DE5CA?

#9DE5CA is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DE5CA?

The RGB value is 157, 229, 202: 157 red, 229 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DE5CA?

The complementary color is #E59DB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DE5CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DE5CA color

#9DE5CA rgb(157, 229, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DE5CA is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 89.8% green and 79.2% blue (157, 229, 202).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 58% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Light Teal (#90E4C1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#9DE5CA color codes

HEX	`#9DE5CA`
RGB	`rgb(157, 229, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 89.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 58%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 31%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 12%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.74, -28.08, 6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.74, 28.72, 167.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.581, 67.468, 66.118)`
Decimal	`10347978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DE5CA, 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 #9DE5CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DE5CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #9DE5CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9de5ca; }
.text { color: #9de5ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9de5ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 229 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9de5ca, #9ddce5); }

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Questions

What color is #9DE5CA?: #9DE5CA is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DE5CA?: The RGB value is 157, 229, 202: 157 red, 229 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DE5CA?: The complementary color is #E59DB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DE5CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.