What color is #9BB28F?

#9BB28F 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 #9BB28F?

The RGB value is 155, 178, 143: 155 red, 178 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB28F?

The complementary color is #A68FB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB28F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB28F color

#9BB28F rgb(155, 178, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BB28F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 69.8% green and 56.1% blue (155, 178, 143).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#9BB28F color codes

HEX	`#9BB28F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 178, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 69.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 20%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.03, -14.51, 15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.03, 21.09, 133.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.395, 40.792, 32.043)`
Decimal	`10203791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB28F, 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 #9BB28F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB28F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #9BB28F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb28f; }
.text { color: #9bb28f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb28f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 178 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb28f, #8fb295); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BB28F?: #9BB28F 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 #9BB28F?: The RGB value is 155, 178, 143: 155 red, 178 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB28F?: The complementary color is #A68FB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB28F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.