What color is #9FC9A8?

#9FC9A8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FC9A8?

The RGB value is 159, 201, 168: 159 red, 201 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FC9A8?

The complementary color is #C99FC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FC9A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FC9A8 color

#9FC9A8 rgb(159, 201, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FC9A8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 78.8% green and 65.9% blue (159, 201, 168).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 28% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#9FC9A8 color codes

HEX	`#9FC9A8`
RGB	`rgb(159, 201, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 78.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 28%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 21%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.26, -20.4, 12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.26, 23.67, 149.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.251, 51.97, 44.843)`
Decimal	`10471848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FC9A8, 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 #9FC9A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FC9A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #9FC9A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fc9a8; }
.text { color: #9fc9a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fc9a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 201 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fc9a8, #9fc9bd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FC9A8?: #9FC9A8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FC9A8?: The RGB value is 159, 201, 168: 159 red, 201 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FC9A8?: The complementary color is #C99FC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FC9A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.