What color is #9BB79F?

#9BB79F 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 #9BB79F?

The RGB value is 155, 183, 159: 155 red, 183 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB79F?

The complementary color is #B79BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB79F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB79F color

#9BB79F rgb(155, 183, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BB79F is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 71.8% green and 62.4% blue (155, 183, 159).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#9BB79F color codes

HEX	`#9BB79F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 183, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 71.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 13%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.78, -14.26, 9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.78, 16.89, 147.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.708, 43.338, 39.225)`
Decimal	`10205087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB79F, 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 #9BB79F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB79F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #9BB79F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb79f; }
.text { color: #9bb79f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb79f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 183 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb79f, #9bb7ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BB79F?: #9BB79F 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 #9BB79F?: The RGB value is 155, 183, 159: 155 red, 183 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB79F?: The complementary color is #B79BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB79F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.