What color is #9FE0CF?

#9FE0CF is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FE0CF?

The RGB value is 159, 224, 207: 159 red, 224 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FE0CF?

The complementary color is #E09FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FE0CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FE0CF color

#9FE0CF rgb(159, 224, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FE0CF is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 87.8% green and 81.2% blue (159, 224, 207).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 51% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Freeze (#99DDCC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

#9FE0CF color codes

HEX	`#9FE0CF`
RGB	`rgb(159, 224, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 87.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 51%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 29%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.58, -24.03, 1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.58, 24.1, 175.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.212, 65.185, 68.85)`
Decimal	`10477775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FE0CF, 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 #9FE0CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FE0CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	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 #9FE0CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fe0cf; }
.text { color: #9fe0cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fe0cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 224 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fe0cf, #9fd0e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #9FE0CF?: #9FE0CF is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FE0CF?: The RGB value is 159, 224, 207: 159 red, 224 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FE0CF?: The complementary color is #E09FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FE0CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.