What color is #9ECA98?

#9ECA98 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9ECA98?

The RGB value is 158, 202, 152: 158 red, 202 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ECA98?

The complementary color is #C498CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ECA98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ECA98 color

#9ECA98 rgb(158, 202, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #9ECA98 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 79.2% green and 59.6% blue (158, 202, 152).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#9ECA98 color codes

HEX	`#9ECA98`
RGB	`rgb(158, 202, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 79.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 25%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.15, -24.05, 20.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.15, 31.51, 139.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.887, 51.776, 37.539)`
Decimal	`10406552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ECA98, 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 #9ECA98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ECA98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #9ECA98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eca98; }
.text { color: #9eca98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eca98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 202 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eca98, #98caab); }

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Questions

What color is #9ECA98?: #9ECA98 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9ECA98?: The RGB value is 158, 202, 152: 158 red, 202 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ECA98?: The complementary color is #C498CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ECA98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.