What color is #9BBE96?

#9BBE96 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BBE96?

The RGB value is 155, 190, 150: 155 red, 190 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BBE96?

The complementary color is #B996BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BBE96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BBE96 color

#9BBE96 rgb(155, 190, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BBE96 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 74.5% green and 58.8% blue (155, 190, 150).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#9BBE96 color codes

HEX	`#9BBE96`
RGB	`rgb(155, 190, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 74.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.54, -19.46, 16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.54, 25.45, 139.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.435, 45.997, 35.754)`
Decimal	`10206870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BBE96, 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 #9BBE96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BBE96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #9BBE96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bbe96; }
.text { color: #9bbe96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bbe96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 190 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bbe96, #96bea5); }

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Questions

What color is #9BBE96?: #9BBE96 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BBE96?: The RGB value is 155, 190, 150: 155 red, 190 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BBE96?: The complementary color is #B996BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BBE96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.