What color is #9BB297?

#9BB297 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BB297?

The RGB value is 155, 178, 151: 155 red, 178 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB297?

The complementary color is #AE97B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB297 color

#9BB297 rgb(155, 178, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BB297 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 69.8% green and 59.2% blue (155, 178, 151).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#9BB297 color codes

HEX	`#9BB297`
RGB	`rgb(155, 178, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 69.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.21, -13.12, 11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.21, 17.23, 139.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.023, 41.043, 35.349)`
Decimal	`10203799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB297, 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 #9BB297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #9BB297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb297; }
.text { color: #9bb297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 178 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb297, #97b2a1); }

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Questions

What color is #9BB297?: #9BB297 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BB297?: The RGB value is 155, 178, 151: 155 red, 178 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB297?: The complementary color is #AE97B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.