What color is #9BA996?

#9BA996 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA996?

The RGB value is 155, 169, 150: 155 red, 169 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA996?

The complementary color is #A496A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA996 color

#9BA996 rgb(155, 169, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA996 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 66.3% green and 58.8% blue (155, 169, 150).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#9BA996 color codes

HEX	`#9BA996`
RGB	`rgb(155, 169, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 66.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.68, -8.55, 8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.68, 11.8, 136.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.21, 37.546, 34.346)`
Decimal	`10201494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA996, 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 #9BA996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #9BA996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba996; }
.text { color: #9ba996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 169 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba996, #96a99b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BA996?: #9BA996 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA996?: The RGB value is 155, 169, 150: 155 red, 169 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA996?: The complementary color is #A496A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.