What color is #9EDCB1?

#9EDCB1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EDCB1?

The RGB value is 158, 220, 177: 158 red, 220 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EDCB1?

The complementary color is #DC9EC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EDCB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EDCB1 color

#9EDCB1 rgb(158, 220, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EDCB1 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 86.3% green and 69.4% blue (158, 220, 177).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 47% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#9EDCB1 color codes

HEX	`#9EDCB1`
RGB	`rgb(158, 220, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 86.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 47%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 28%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 20%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.72, -28.36, 14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.72, 32.04, 152.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.627, 61.628, 50.972)`
Decimal	`10411185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EDCB1, 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 #9EDCB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EDCB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #9EDCB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9edcb1; }
.text { color: #9edcb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9edcb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 220 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9edcb1, #9edcd0); }

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Questions

What color is #9EDCB1?: #9EDCB1 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EDCB1?: The RGB value is 158, 220, 177: 158 red, 220 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EDCB1?: The complementary color is #DC9EC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EDCB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.