What color is #9BB899?

#9BB899 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 #9BB899?

The RGB value is 155, 184, 153: 155 red, 184 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB899?

The complementary color is #B699B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB899 color

#9BB899 rgb(155, 184, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BB899 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 72.2% green and 60% blue (155, 184, 153).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#9BB899 color codes

HEX	`#9BB899`
RGB	`rgb(155, 184, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 72.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 17%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.93, -15.87, 12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.93, 20.21, 141.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.407, 43.549, 36.618)`
Decimal	`10205337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB899, 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 #9BB899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #9BB899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb899; }
.text { color: #9bb899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 184 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb899, #99b8a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BB899?: #9BB899 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 #9BB899?: The RGB value is 155, 184, 153: 155 red, 184 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB899?: The complementary color is #B699B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.