What color is #9FC48E?

#9FC48E 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 #9FC48E?

The RGB value is 159, 196, 142: 159 red, 196 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FC48E?

The complementary color is #B38EC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FC48E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FC48E color

#9FC48E rgb(159, 196, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FC48E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 76.9% green and 55.7% blue (159, 196, 142).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#9FC48E color codes

HEX	`#9FC48E`
RGB	`rgb(159, 196, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 76.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 28%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 28%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.33, -22.37, 23.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.33, 32.21, 133.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.919, 48.803, 32.955)`
Decimal	`10470542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FC48E, 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 #9FC48E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FC48E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #9FC48E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fc48e; }
.text { color: #9fc48e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fc48e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 196 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fc48e, #8ec498); }

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Questions

What color is #9FC48E?: #9FC48E 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 #9FC48E?: The RGB value is 159, 196, 142: 159 red, 196 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FC48E?: The complementary color is #B38EC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FC48E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.