What color is #9BB299?

#9BB299 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 #9BB299?

The RGB value is 155, 178, 153: 155 red, 178 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB299?

The complementary color is #B099B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB299 color

#9BB299 rgb(155, 178, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BB299 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 69.8% green and 60% blue (155, 178, 153).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#9BB299 color codes

HEX	`#9BB299`
RGB	`rgb(155, 178, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 69.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 14%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.25, -12.76, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.25, 16.3, 141.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.187, 41.109, 36.212)`
Decimal	`10203801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB299, 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 #9BB299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #9BB299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb299; }
.text { color: #9bb299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 178 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb299, #99b2a3); }

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Questions

What color is #9BB299?: #9BB299 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 #9BB299?: The RGB value is 155, 178, 153: 155 red, 178 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB299?: The complementary color is #B099B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.