What color is #9EC39B?

#9EC39B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EC39B?

The RGB value is 158, 195, 155: 158 red, 195 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EC39B?

The complementary color is #C09BC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EC39B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EC39B color

#9EC39B rgb(158, 195, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EC39B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 76.5% green and 60.8% blue (158, 195, 155).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#9EC39B color codes

HEX	`#9EC39B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 195, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 76.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.24, -20.06, 16.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.24, 25.73, 141.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.531, 48.665, 38.315)`
Decimal	`10404763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EC39B, 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 #9EC39B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EC39B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #9EC39B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ec39b; }
.text { color: #9ec39b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ec39b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 195 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ec39b, #9bc3ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EC39B?: #9EC39B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EC39B?: The RGB value is 158, 195, 155: 158 red, 195 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EC39B?: The complementary color is #C09BC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EC39B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.