What color is #9FD5C4?

#9FD5C4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FD5C4?

The RGB value is 159, 213, 196: 159 red, 213 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FD5C4?

The complementary color is #D59FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FD5C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FD5C4 color

#9FD5C4 rgb(159, 213, 196)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FD5C4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 83.5% green and 76.9% blue (159, 213, 196).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 39% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wintermint (#94D2BF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#9FD5C4 color codes

HEX	`#9FD5C4`
RGB	`rgb(159, 213, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 83.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 39%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 25%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.26, -20.91, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.26, 21.09, 172.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.053, 58.943, 61.059)`
Decimal	`10474948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FD5C4, 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 #9FD5C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FD5C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #9FD5C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fd5c4; }
.text { color: #9fd5c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fd5c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 213 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fd5c4, #9fcbd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #9FD5C4?: #9FD5C4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FD5C4?: The RGB value is 159, 213, 196: 159 red, 213 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FD5C4?: The complementary color is #D59FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FD5C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.