What color is #9FCABA?

#9FCABA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FCABA?

The RGB value is 159, 202, 186: 159 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FCABA?

The complementary color is #CA9FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FCABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FCABA color

#9FCABA rgb(159, 202, 186)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 79.2% green and 72.9% blue (159, 202, 186).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 29% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#9FCABA color codes

HEX	`#9FCABA`
RGB	`rgb(159, 202, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 79.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 29%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 21%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.97, -17.42, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.97, 17.74, 169.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.279, 53.156, 54.372)`
Decimal	`10472122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FCABA, 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 #9FCABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FCABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #9FCABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fcaba; }
.text { color: #9fcaba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fcaba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 202 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fcaba, #9fc5ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #9FCABA?: #9FCABA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FCABA?: The RGB value is 159, 202, 186: 159 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FCABA?: The complementary color is #CA9FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FCABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.