What color is #9BBEB8?

#9BBEB8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BBEB8?

The RGB value is 155, 190, 184: 155 red, 190 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BBEB8?

The complementary color is #BE9BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BBEB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BBEB8 color

#9BBEB8 rgb(155, 190, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BBEB8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 74.5% green and 72.2% blue (155, 190, 184).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#9BBEB8 color codes

HEX	`#9BBEB8`
RGB	`rgb(155, 190, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 74.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.35, -12.95, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.35, 12.98, 183.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.58, 47.255, 52.321)`
Decimal	`10206904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BBEB8, 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 #9BBEB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BBEB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #9BBEB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bbeb8; }
.text { color: #9bbeb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bbeb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 190 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bbeb8, #9bb3be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BBEB8?: #9BBEB8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BBEB8?: The RGB value is 155, 190, 184: 155 red, 190 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BBEB8?: The complementary color is #BE9BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BBEB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.