What color is #9BB78A?

#9BB78A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BB78A?

The RGB value is 155, 183, 138: 155 red, 183 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB78A?

The complementary color is #A68AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB78A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB78A color

#9BB78A rgb(155, 183, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BB78A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 71.8% green and 54.1% blue (155, 183, 138).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#9BB78A color codes

HEX	`#9BB78A`
RGB	`rgb(155, 183, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 71.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 25%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 25%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.33, -17.91, 19.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.33, 26.71, 132.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.038, 42.67, 30.43)`
Decimal	`10205066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB78A, 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 #9BB78A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB78A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #9BB78A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb78a; }
.text { color: #9bb78a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb78a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 183 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb78a, #8ab790); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BB78A?: #9BB78A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BB78A?: The RGB value is 155, 183, 138: 155 red, 183 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB78A?: The complementary color is #A68AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB78A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.