What color is #9BB277?

#9BB277 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BB277?

The RGB value is 155, 178, 119: 155 red, 178 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB277?

The complementary color is #8E77B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB277 color

#9BB277 rgb(155, 178, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BB277 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 69.8% green and 46.7% blue (155, 178, 119).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 28% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#9BB277 color codes

HEX	`#9BB277`
RGB	`rgb(155, 178, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 69.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 28%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 33%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 33%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.57, -18.24, 27.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.57, 33.1, 123.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.767, 40.141, 23.471)`
Decimal	`10203767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB277, 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 #9BB277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #9BB277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb277; }
.text { color: #9bb277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 178 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb277, #7db277); }

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Questions

What color is #9BB277?: #9BB277 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BB277?: The RGB value is 155, 178, 119: 155 red, 178 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB277?: The complementary color is #8E77B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.