What color is #9BB59C?

#9BB59C 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 #9BB59C?

The RGB value is 155, 181, 156: 155 red, 181 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB59C?

The complementary color is #B59BB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB59C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB59C color

#9BB59C rgb(155, 181, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BB59C is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 71% green and 61.2% blue (155, 181, 156).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 29% 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 9.48:1).

#9BB59C color codes

HEX	`#9BB59C`
RGB	`rgb(155, 181, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 71%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 14%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.16, -13.78, 9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.16, 16.9, 144.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.041, 42.416, 37.734)`
Decimal	`10204572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB59C, 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 #9BB59C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB59C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #9BB59C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb59c; }
.text { color: #9bb59c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb59c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 181 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb59c, #9bb5a9); }

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Questions

What color is #9BB59C?: #9BB59C 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 #9BB59C?: The RGB value is 155, 181, 156: 155 red, 181 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB59C?: The complementary color is #B59BB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB59C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.