What color is #9EBC99?

#9EBC99 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EBC99?

The RGB value is 158, 188, 153: 158 red, 188 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBC99?

The complementary color is #B799BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBC99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBC99 color

#9EBC99 rgb(158, 188, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EBC99 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 73.7% green and 60% blue (158, 188, 153).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#9EBC99 color codes

HEX	`#9EBC99`
RGB	`rgb(158, 188, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 73.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.24, -16.87, 14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.24, 22.17, 139.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.832, 45.535, 36.927)`
Decimal	`10402969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBC99, 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 #9EBC99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBC99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #9EBC99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebc99; }
.text { color: #9ebc99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebc99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 188 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebc99, #99bca6); }

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Questions

What color is #9EBC99?: #9EBC99 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EBC99?: The RGB value is 158, 188, 153: 158 red, 188 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBC99?: The complementary color is #B799BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBC99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.