What color is #9EEEB1?

#9EEEB1 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 #9EEEB1?

The RGB value is 158, 238, 177: 158 red, 238 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EEEB1?

The complementary color is #EE9EDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EEEB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EEEB1 color

#9EEEB1 rgb(158, 238, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EEEB1 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 93.3% green and 69.4% blue (158, 238, 177).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 70% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Mint (#A3EFB8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#9EEEB1 color codes

HEX	`#9EEEB1`
RGB	`rgb(158, 238, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 93.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 70%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 34%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 26%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.77, -36.76, 21.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.77, 42.82, 149.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.608, 71.59, 52.633)`
Decimal	`10415793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EEEB1, 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 #9EEEB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EEEB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #9EEEB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eeeb1; }
.text { color: #9eeeb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eeeb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 238 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eeeb1, #9eeed9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EEEB1?: #9EEEB1 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 #9EEEB1?: The RGB value is 158, 238, 177: 158 red, 238 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EEEB1?: The complementary color is #EE9EDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EEEB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.