What color is #9BAE91?

#9BAE91 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 #9BAE91?

The RGB value is 155, 174, 145: 155 red, 174 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAE91?

The complementary color is #A491AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAE91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAE91 color

#9BAE91 rgb(155, 174, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BAE91 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 68.2% green and 56.9% blue (155, 174, 145).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#9BAE91 color codes

HEX	`#9BAE91`
RGB	`rgb(155, 174, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 68.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.96, -12.08, 12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.96, 17.53, 133.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.764, 39.285, 32.586)`
Decimal	`10202769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAE91, 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 #9BAE91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAE91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #9BAE91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bae91; }
.text { color: #9bae91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bae91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 174 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bae91, #91ae96); }

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Questions

What color is #9BAE91?: #9BAE91 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 #9BAE91?: The RGB value is 155, 174, 145: 155 red, 174 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAE91?: The complementary color is #A491AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAE91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.