What color is #9DF896?

#9DF896 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DF896?

The RGB value is 157, 248, 150: 157 red, 248 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DF896?

The complementary color is #F196F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DF896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DF896 color

#9DF896 rgb(157, 248, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DF896 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 97.3% green and 58.8% blue (157, 248, 150).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 87% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#9DF896 color codes

HEX	`#9DF896`
RGB	`rgb(157, 248, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 97.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 87%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 40%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 40%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.09, -45.81, 38.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.09, 59.97, 139.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.975, 76.502, 40.823)`
Decimal	`10352790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DF896, 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 #9DF896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DF896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	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 #9DF896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9df896; }
.text { color: #9df896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9df896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 248 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9df896, #96f8c0); }

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Questions

What color is #9DF896?: #9DF896 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DF896?: The RGB value is 157, 248, 150: 157 red, 248 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DF896?: The complementary color is #F196F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DF896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.