What color is #9EDD83?

#9EDD83 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Snarky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EDD83?

The RGB value is 158, 221, 131: 158 red, 221 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EDD83?

The complementary color is #C283DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EDD83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EDD83 color

#9EDD83 rgb(158, 221, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EDD83 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 86.7% green and 51.4% blue (158, 221, 131).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 57% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Snarky Mint (#9AE37D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#9EDD83 color codes

HEX	`#9EDD83`
RGB	`rgb(158, 221, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 86.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 57%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 41%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 41%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.17, -36.22, 37.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.17, 52.43, 133.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.053, 60.619, 30.848)`
Decimal	`10411395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EDD83, 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 #9EDD83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EDD83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #9EDD83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9edd83; }
.text { color: #9edd83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9edd83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 221 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9edd83, #83dd95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Green.

Questions

What color is #9EDD83?: #9EDD83 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Snarky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EDD83?: The RGB value is 158, 221, 131: 158 red, 221 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EDD83?: The complementary color is #C283DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EDD83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.