What color is #9BA08B?

#9BA08B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA08B?

The RGB value is 155, 160, 139: 155 red, 160 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA08B?

The complementary color is #908BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA08B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA08B color

#9BA08B rgb(155, 160, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA08B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 62.7% green and 54.5% blue (155, 160, 139).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#9BA08B color codes

HEX	`#9BA08B`
RGB	`rgb(155, 160, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 62.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 13%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.94, -5.65, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.94, 11.79, 118.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.748, 33.974, 29.359)`
Decimal	`10199179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA08B, 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 #9BA08B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA08B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #9BA08B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba08b; }
.text { color: #9ba08b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba08b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 160 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba08b, #90a08b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BA08B?: #9BA08B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA08B?: The RGB value is 155, 160, 139: 155 red, 160 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA08B?: The complementary color is #908BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA08B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.