What color is #9EC09F?

#9EC09F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EC09F?

The RGB value is 158, 192, 159: 158 red, 192 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EC09F?

The complementary color is #C09EBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EC09F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EC09F color

#9EC09F rgb(158, 192, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EC09F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 75.3% green and 62.4% blue (158, 192, 159).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 21% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#9EC09F color codes

HEX	`#9EC09F`
RGB	`rgb(158, 192, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 75.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 21%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.49, -17.84, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.49, 22.02, 144.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.207, 47.471, 39.891)`
Decimal	`10403999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EC09F, 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 #9EC09F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EC09F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #9EC09F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ec09f; }
.text { color: #9ec09f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ec09f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 192 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ec09f, #9ec0b0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EC09F?: #9EC09F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EC09F?: The RGB value is 158, 192, 159: 158 red, 192 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EC09F?: The complementary color is #C09EBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EC09F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.