What color is #9FE275?

#9FE275 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Snarky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FE275?

The RGB value is 159, 226, 117: 159 red, 226 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FE275?

The complementary color is #B875E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FE275?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FE275 color

#9FE275 rgb(159, 226, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FE275 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 88.6% green and 45.9% blue (159, 226, 117).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 65% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Snarky Mint (#9AE37D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#9FE275 color codes

HEX	`#9FE275`
RGB	`rgb(159, 226, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 88.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 65%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 48%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 48%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.47, -39.89, 46.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.47, 61.2, 130.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.704, 63.046, 26.64)`
Decimal	`10478197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FE275, 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 #9FE275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FE275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #9FE275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fe275; }
.text { color: #9fe275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fe275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 226 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fe275, #75e281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Green.

Questions

What color is #9FE275?: #9FE275 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Snarky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FE275?: The RGB value is 159, 226, 117: 159 red, 226 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FE275?: The complementary color is #B875E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FE275?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.