What color is #9BB38B?

#9BB38B 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 #9BB38B?

The RGB value is 155, 179, 139: 155 red, 179 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB38B?

The complementary color is #A38BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB38B?

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.

#9BB38B color

#9BB38B rgb(155, 179, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BB38B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 70.2% green and 54.5% blue (155, 179, 139).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9BB38B color codes

HEX	`#9BB38B`
RGB	`rgb(155, 179, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 70.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 22%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.23, -15.7, 17.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.23, 23.69, 131.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.297, 41.072, 30.542)`
Decimal	`10204043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB38B, 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 #9BB38B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB38B 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 #9BB38B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb38b; }
.text { color: #9bb38b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb38b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 179 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb38b, #8bb38f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9BB38B?: #9BB38B 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 #9BB38B?: The RGB value is 155, 179, 139: 155 red, 179 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB38B?: The complementary color is #A38BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB38B?: 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.