What color is #9BB97B?

#9BB97B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BB97B?

The RGB value is 155, 185, 123: 155 red, 185 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB97B?

The complementary color is #997BB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB97B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB97B color

#9BB97B rgb(155, 185, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BB97B is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 72.5% green and 48.2% blue (155, 185, 123).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 31% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#9BB97B color codes

HEX	`#9BB97B`
RGB	`rgb(155, 185, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 72.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 31%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 34%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.62, -21.21, 28.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.62, 35.29, 126.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.441, 43.096, 25.239)`
Decimal	`10205563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB97B, 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 #9BB97B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB97B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #9BB97B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb97b; }
.text { color: #9bb97b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb97b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 185 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb97b, #7cb97b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BB97B?: #9BB97B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BB97B?: The RGB value is 155, 185, 123: 155 red, 185 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB97B?: The complementary color is #997BB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB97B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.