What color is #9EEDB4?

#9EEDB4 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EEDB4?

The RGB value is 158, 237, 180: 158 red, 237 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EEDB4?

The complementary color is #ED9ED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EEDB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EEDB4 color

#9EEDB4 rgb(158, 237, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EEDB4 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 92.9% green and 70.6% blue (158, 237, 180).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 69% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Mint (#A3EFB8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#9EEDB4 color codes

HEX	`#9EEDB4`
RGB	`rgb(158, 237, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 92.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 69%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 33%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 24%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.55, -35.77, 20.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.55, 41.03, 150.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.62, 71.13, 54.128)`
Decimal	`10415540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EEDB4, 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 #9EEDB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EEDB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	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 #9EEDB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eedb4; }
.text { color: #9eedb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eedb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 237 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eedb4, #9eeddc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EEDB4?: #9EEDB4 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EEDB4?: The RGB value is 158, 237, 180: 158 red, 237 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EEDB4?: The complementary color is #ED9ED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EEDB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.