What color is #9BAF91?

#9BAF91 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 #9BAF91?

The RGB value is 155, 175, 145: 155 red, 175 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAF91?

The complementary color is #A591AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAF91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAF91 color

#9BAF91 rgb(155, 175, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BAF91 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 68.6% green and 56.9% blue (155, 175, 145).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#9BAF91 color codes

HEX	`#9BAF91`
RGB	`rgb(155, 175, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 68.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.24, -12.61, 13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.24, 18.17, 133.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.957, 39.672, 32.651)`
Decimal	`10203025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAF91, 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 #9BAF91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAF91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #9BAF91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9baf91; }
.text { color: #9baf91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9baf91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 175 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9baf91, #91af96); }

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Questions

What color is #9BAF91?: #9BAF91 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 #9BAF91?: The RGB value is 155, 175, 145: 155 red, 175 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAF91?: The complementary color is #A591AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAF91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.