What color is #9EC9BC?

#9EC9BC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EC9BC?

The RGB value is 158, 201, 188: 158 red, 201 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EC9BC?

The complementary color is #C99EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EC9BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EC9BC color

#9EC9BC rgb(158, 201, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EC9BC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 78.8% green and 73.7% blue (158, 201, 188).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 28% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#9EC9BC color codes

HEX	`#9EC9BC`
RGB	`rgb(158, 201, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 78.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 28%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 21%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.68, -16.83, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.68, 16.93, 173.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.062, 52.672, 55.412)`
Decimal	`10406332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EC9BC, 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 #9EC9BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EC9BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #9EC9BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ec9bc; }
.text { color: #9ec9bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ec9bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 201 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ec9bc, #9ec0c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EC9BC?: #9EC9BC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EC9BC?: The RGB value is 158, 201, 188: 158 red, 201 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EC9BC?: The complementary color is #C99EAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EC9BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.