What color is #9BB98D?

#9BB98D 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 #9BB98D?

The RGB value is 155, 185, 141: 155 red, 185 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB98D?

The complementary color is #AB8DB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB98D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB98D color

#9BB98D rgb(155, 185, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BB98D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 72.5% green and 55.3% blue (155, 185, 141).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#9BB98D color codes

HEX	`#9BB98D`
RGB	`rgb(155, 185, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 72.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.95, -18.44, 19.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.95, 26.51, 134.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.673, 43.589, 31.728)`
Decimal	`10205581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB98D, 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 #9BB98D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB98D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #9BB98D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb98d; }
.text { color: #9bb98d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb98d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 185 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb98d, #8db995); }

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Questions

What color is #9BB98D?: #9BB98D 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 #9BB98D?: The RGB value is 155, 185, 141: 155 red, 185 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB98D?: The complementary color is #AB8DB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB98D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.