What color is #9BAF8F?

#9BAF8F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BAF8F?

The RGB value is 155, 175, 143: 155 red, 175 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAF8F?

The complementary color is #A38FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAF8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAF8F color

#9BAF8F rgb(155, 175, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BAF8F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 68.6% green and 56.1% blue (155, 175, 143).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#9BAF8F color codes

HEX	`#9BAF8F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 175, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 68.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 18%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.19, -12.95, 14.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.19, 19.16, 132.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.805, 39.611, 31.846)`
Decimal	`10203023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAF8F, 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 #9BAF8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAF8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #9BAF8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9baf8f; }
.text { color: #9baf8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9baf8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 175 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9baf8f, #8faf93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BAF8F?: #9BAF8F is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BAF8F?: The RGB value is 155, 175, 143: 155 red, 175 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAF8F?: The complementary color is #A38FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAF8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.