What color is #9ECFC5?

#9ECFC5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9ECFC5?

The RGB value is 158, 207, 197: 158 red, 207 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ECFC5?

The complementary color is #CF9EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ECFC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ECFC5 color

#9ECFC5 rgb(158, 207, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9ECFC5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 81.2% green and 77.3% blue (158, 207, 197).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 34% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#9ECFC5 color codes

HEX	`#9ECFC5`
RGB	`rgb(158, 207, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 81.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 34%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 24%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.57, -17.99, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.57, 18, 180.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.488, 55.924, 61.157)`
Decimal	`10407877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ECFC5, 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 #9ECFC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ECFC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #9ECFC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ecfc5; }
.text { color: #9ecfc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ecfc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 207 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ecfc5, #9ec0cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9ECFC5?: #9ECFC5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9ECFC5?: The RGB value is 158, 207, 197: 158 red, 207 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ECFC5?: The complementary color is #CF9EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ECFC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.