What color is #9FD3B3?

#9FD3B3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FD3B3?

The RGB value is 159, 211, 179: 159 red, 211 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FD3B3?

The complementary color is #D39FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FD3B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FD3B3 color

#9FD3B3 rgb(159, 211, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FD3B3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 82.7% green and 70.2% blue (159, 211, 179).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 37% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#9FD3B3 color codes

HEX	`#9FD3B3`
RGB	`rgb(159, 211, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 82.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 37%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 25%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 15%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.3, -23.3, 10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.3, 25.53, 155.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.727, 57.212, 51.273)`
Decimal	`10474419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FD3B3, 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 #9FD3B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FD3B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #9FD3B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fd3b3; }
.text { color: #9fd3b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fd3b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 211 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fd3b3, #9fd3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #9FD3B3?: #9FD3B3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FD3B3?: The RGB value is 159, 211, 179: 159 red, 211 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FD3B3?: The complementary color is #D39FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FD3B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.