What color is #9FD7A9?

#9FD7A9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FD7A9?

The RGB value is 159, 215, 169: 159 red, 215 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FD7A9?

The complementary color is #D79FCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FD7A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FD7A9 color

#9FD7A9 rgb(159, 215, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FD7A9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 84.3% green and 66.3% blue (159, 215, 169).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 41% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#9FD7A9 color codes

HEX	`#9FD7A9`
RGB	`rgb(159, 215, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 84.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 41%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 26%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 21%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.2, -27.1, 17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.2, 31.99, 147.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.758, 58.835, 46.474)`
Decimal	`10475433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FD7A9, 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 #9FD7A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FD7A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #9FD7A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fd7a9; }
.text { color: #9fd7a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fd7a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 215 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fd7a9, #9fd7c5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FD7A9?: #9FD7A9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FD7A9?: The RGB value is 159, 215, 169: 159 red, 215 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FD7A9?: The complementary color is #D79FCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FD7A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.