What color is #9FC196?

#9FC196 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FC196?

The RGB value is 159, 193, 150: 159 red, 193 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FC196?

The complementary color is #B896C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FC196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FC196 color

#9FC196 rgb(159, 193, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FC196 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 75.7% green and 58.8% blue (159, 193, 150).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 26% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#9FC196 color codes

HEX	`#9FC196`
RGB	`rgb(159, 193, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 75.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 26%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.64, -19.56, 17.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.64, 26.57, 137.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.872, 47.712, 36.01)`
Decimal	`10469782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FC196, 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 #9FC196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FC196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #9FC196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fc196; }
.text { color: #9fc196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fc196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 193 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fc196, #96c1a3); }

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Questions

What color is #9FC196?: #9FC196 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FC196?: The RGB value is 159, 193, 150: 159 red, 193 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FC196?: The complementary color is #B896C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FC196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.