What color is #9FD1CA?

#9FD1CA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FD1CA?

The RGB value is 159, 209, 202: 159 red, 209 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FD1CA?

The complementary color is #D19FA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FD1CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FD1CA color

#9FD1CA rgb(159, 209, 202)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9FD1CA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 82% green and 79.2% blue (159, 209, 202).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 35% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#9FD1CA color codes

HEX	`#9FD1CA`
RGB	`rgb(159, 209, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 82%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 35%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 24%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.31, -17.64, -1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.31, 17.73, 185.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.756, 57.234, 64.397)`
Decimal	`10473930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FD1CA, 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 #9FD1CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FD1CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #9FD1CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fd1ca; }
.text { color: #9fd1ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fd1ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 209 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fd1ca, #9fbfd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FD1CA?: #9FD1CA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FD1CA?: The RGB value is 159, 209, 202: 159 red, 209 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FD1CA?: The complementary color is #D19FA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FD1CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.