What color is #9EFFAB?

#9EFFAB is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Creamy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EFFAB?

The RGB value is 158, 255, 171: 158 red, 255 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EFFAB?

The complementary color is #FF9EF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EFFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EFFAB color

#9EFFAB rgb(158, 255, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #9EFFAB is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 100% green and 67.1% blue (158, 255, 171).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 100% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Mint (#AAFFAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.35:1).

#9EFFAB color codes

HEX	`#9EFFAB`
RGB	`rgb(158, 255, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 100%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 100%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 38%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.45, -45.31, 31.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.45, 55.12, 145.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.208, 81.726, 51.28)`
Decimal	`10420139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EFFAB, 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 #9EFFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EFFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.35:1	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 #9EFFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9effab; }
.text { color: #9effab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9effab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 255 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9effab, #9effdc); }

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Questions

What color is #9EFFAB?: #9EFFAB is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Creamy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EFFAB?: The RGB value is 158, 255, 171: 158 red, 255 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EFFAB?: The complementary color is #FF9EF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EFFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.