What color is #9ED8B2?

#9ED8B2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9ED8B2?

The RGB value is 158, 216, 178: 158 red, 216 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ED8B2?

The complementary color is #D89EC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ED8B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ED8B2 color

#9ED8B2 rgb(158, 216, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #9ED8B2 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 84.7% green and 69.8% blue (158, 216, 178).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 43% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#9ED8B2 color codes

HEX	`#9ED8B2`
RGB	`rgb(158, 216, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 84.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 43%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 27%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.62, -26.25, 12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.62, 29.21, 153.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.69, 59.593, 51.153)`
Decimal	`10410162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ED8B2, 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 #9ED8B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ED8B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	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 #9ED8B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ed8b2; }
.text { color: #9ed8b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ed8b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 216 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ed8b2, #9ed8cf); }

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Questions

What color is #9ED8B2?: #9ED8B2 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9ED8B2?: The RGB value is 158, 216, 178: 158 red, 216 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ED8B2?: The complementary color is #D89EC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ED8B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.