What color is #9BAD97?

#9BAD97 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BAD97?

The RGB value is 155, 173, 151: 155 red, 173 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAD97?

The complementary color is #A997AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAD97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAD97 color

#9BAD97 rgb(155, 173, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BAD97 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 67.8% green and 59.2% blue (155, 173, 151).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#9BAD97 color codes

HEX	`#9BAD97`
RGB	`rgb(155, 173, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 67.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.82, -10.49, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.82, 13.95, 138.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.046, 39.09, 35.024)`
Decimal	`10202519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAD97, 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 #9BAD97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAD97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #9BAD97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bad97; }
.text { color: #9bad97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bad97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 173 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bad97, #97ad9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BAD97?: #9BAD97 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BAD97?: The RGB value is 155, 173, 151: 155 red, 173 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAD97?: The complementary color is #A997AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAD97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.