What color is #9EC5AC?

#9EC5AC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EC5AC?

The RGB value is 158, 197, 172: 158 red, 197 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EC5AC?

The complementary color is #C59EB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EC5AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EC5AC color

#9EC5AC rgb(158, 197, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EC5AC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 77.3% green and 67.5% blue (158, 197, 172).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#9EC5AC color codes

HEX	`#9EC5AC`
RGB	`rgb(158, 197, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 77.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.18, -17.97, 8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.18, 19.79, 155.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.511, 50.179, 46.52)`
Decimal	`10405292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EC5AC, 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 #9EC5AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EC5AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #9EC5AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ec5ac; }
.text { color: #9ec5ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ec5ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 197 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ec5ac, #9ec5c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9EC5AC?: #9EC5AC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EC5AC?: The RGB value is 158, 197, 172: 158 red, 197 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EC5AC?: The complementary color is #C59EB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EC5AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.