What color is #9BBCA2?

#9BBCA2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BBCA2?

The RGB value is 155, 188, 162: 155 red, 188 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BBCA2?

The complementary color is #BC9BB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BBCA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BBCA2 color

#9BBCA2 rgb(155, 188, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BBCA2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 73.7% green and 63.5% blue (155, 188, 162).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#9BBCA2 color codes

HEX	`#9BBCA2`
RGB	`rgb(155, 188, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 73.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.25, -16.28, 9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.25, 18.85, 149.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.021, 45.543, 40.963)`
Decimal	`10206370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BBCA2, 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 #9BBCA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BBCA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #9BBCA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bbca2; }
.text { color: #9bbca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bbca2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 188 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bbca2, #9bbcb3); }

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Questions

What color is #9BBCA2?: #9BBCA2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BBCA2?: The RGB value is 155, 188, 162: 155 red, 188 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BBCA2?: The complementary color is #BC9BB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BBCA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.