What color is #9EC7A3?

#9EC7A3 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 #9EC7A3?

The RGB value is 158, 199, 163: 158 red, 199 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EC7A3?

The complementary color is #C79EC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EC7A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EC7A3 color

#9EC7A3 rgb(158, 199, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EC7A3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 78% green and 63.9% blue (158, 199, 163).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#9EC7A3 color codes

HEX	`#9EC7A3`
RGB	`rgb(158, 199, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 78%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 18%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.53, -20.65, 13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.53, 24.75, 146.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.133, 50.759, 42.274)`
Decimal	`10405795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EC7A3, 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 #9EC7A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EC7A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #9EC7A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ec7a3; }
.text { color: #9ec7a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ec7a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 199 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ec7a3, #9ec7b7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EC7A3?: #9EC7A3 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 #9EC7A3?: The RGB value is 158, 199, 163: 158 red, 199 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EC7A3?: The complementary color is #C79EC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EC7A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.