What color is #9BAD5B?

#9BAD5B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BAD5B?

The RGB value is 155, 173, 91: 155 red, 173 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAD5B?

The complementary color is #6D5BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAD5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAD5B color

#9BAD5B rgb(155, 173, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BAD5B is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 67.8% green and 35.7% blue (155, 173, 91).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 33% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Springtide Melodies (#9AA955), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#9BAD5B color codes

HEX	`#9BAD5B`
RGB	`rgb(155, 173, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 67.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 33%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 47%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 47%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.73, -19.17, 39.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.73, 44.19, 115.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.35, 37.611, 15.556)`
Decimal	`10202459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAD5B, 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 #9BAD5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAD5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #9BAD5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bad5b; }
.text { color: #9bad5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bad5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 173 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bad5b, #72ad5b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BAD5B?: #9BAD5B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BAD5B?: The RGB value is 155, 173, 91: 155 red, 173 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAD5B?: The complementary color is #6D5BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAD5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.