What color is #9EDC8F?

#9EDC8F is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EDC8F?

The RGB value is 158, 220, 143: 158 red, 220 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EDC8F?

The complementary color is #CD8FDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EDC8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EDC8F color

#9EDC8F rgb(158, 220, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EDC8F is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 86.3% green and 56.1% blue (158, 220, 143).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 52% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Leek (#98D98E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#9EDC8F color codes

HEX	`#9EDC8F`
RGB	`rgb(158, 220, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 86.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 52%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 35%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 35%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.08, -34.05, 31.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.08, 46.53, 137.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.65, 60.437, 35.294)`
Decimal	`10411151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EDC8F, 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 #9EDC8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EDC8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #9EDC8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9edc8f; }
.text { color: #9edc8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9edc8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 220 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9edc8f, #8fdca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Green.

Questions

What color is #9EDC8F?: #9EDC8F is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EDC8F?: The RGB value is 158, 220, 143: 158 red, 220 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EDC8F?: The complementary color is #CD8FDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EDC8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.