What color is #9BBA46?

#9BBA46 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Limolicious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BBA46?

The RGB value is 155, 186, 70: 155 red, 186 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BBA46?

The complementary color is #6546BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BBA46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BBA46 color

#9BBA46 rgb(155, 186, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BBA46 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 72.9% green and 27.5% blue (155, 186, 70).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 46% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Limolicious (#97B73A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#9BBA46 color codes

HEX	`#9BBA46`
RGB	`rgb(155, 186, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 72.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 46%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 62%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 62%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.23, -27.51, 53.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.23, 60.34, 117.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.182, 42.528, 12.307)`
Decimal	`10205766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BBA46, 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 #9BBA46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BBA46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #9BBA46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bba46; }
.text { color: #9bba46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bba46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 186 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bba46, #61ba46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #9BBA46?: #9BBA46 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Limolicious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BBA46?: The RGB value is 155, 186, 70: 155 red, 186 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BBA46?: The complementary color is #6546BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BBA46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.