What color is #9BAE88?

#9BAE88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BAE88?

The RGB value is 155, 174, 136: 155 red, 174 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAE88?

The complementary color is #9B88AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAE88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAE88 color

#9BAE88 rgb(155, 174, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BAE88 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 68.2% green and 53.3% blue (155, 174, 136).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#9BAE88 color codes

HEX	`#9BAE88`
RGB	`rgb(155, 174, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 68.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 22%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.76, -13.6, 17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.76, 22.05, 128.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.097, 39.018, 29.075)`
Decimal	`10202760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAE88, 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 #9BAE88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAE88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #9BAE88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bae88; }
.text { color: #9bae88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bae88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 174 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bae88, #88ae88); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9BAE88?: #9BAE88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BAE88?: The RGB value is 155, 174, 136: 155 red, 174 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAE88?: The complementary color is #9B88AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAE88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.