What color is #9BB283?

#9BB283 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BB283?

The RGB value is 155, 178, 131: 155 red, 178 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB283?

The complementary color is #9A83B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB283?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB283 color

#9BB283 rgb(155, 178, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BB283 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 69.8% green and 51.4% blue (155, 178, 131).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#9BB283 color codes

HEX	`#9BB283`
RGB	`rgb(155, 178, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 69.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 26%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.79, -16.47, 21.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.79, 27.06, 127.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.534, 40.448, 27.509)`
Decimal	`10203779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB283, 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 #9BB283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #9BB283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb283; }
.text { color: #9bb283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 178 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb283, #84b283); }

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Questions

What color is #9BB283?: #9BB283 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BB283?: The RGB value is 155, 178, 131: 155 red, 178 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB283?: The complementary color is #9A83B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB283?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.