What color is #9BBC57?

#9BBC57 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Sapling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BBC57?

The RGB value is 155, 188, 87: 155 red, 188 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BBC57?

The complementary color is #7857BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BBC57?

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.

#9BBC57 color

#9BBC57 rgb(155, 188, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BBC57 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 73.7% green and 34.1% blue (155, 188, 87).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 43% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sapling (#A3C05A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9BBC57 color codes

HEX	`#9BBC57`
RGB	`rgb(155, 188, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 73.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 43%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 54%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 54%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.98, -27, 46.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.98, 54.06, 119.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.221, 43.623, 15.685)`
Decimal	`10206295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BBC57, 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 #9BBC57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BBC57 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 #9BBC57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bbc57; }
.text { color: #9bbc57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bbc57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 188 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bbc57, #69bc57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #9BBC57?: #9BBC57 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Sapling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BBC57?: The RGB value is 155, 188, 87: 155 red, 188 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BBC57?: The complementary color is #7857BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BBC57?: 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.