What color is #9BBFAA?

#9BBFAA 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 #9BBFAA?

The RGB value is 155, 191, 170: 155 red, 191 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BBFAA?

The complementary color is #BF9BB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BBFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BBFAA color

#9BBFAA rgb(155, 191, 170)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 74.9% green and 66.7% blue (155, 191, 170).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#9BBFAA color codes

HEX	`#9BBFAA`
RGB	`rgb(155, 191, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 74.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.27, -16.29, 6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.27, 17.59, 157.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.402, 47.131, 45.044)`
Decimal	`10207146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BBFAA, 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 #9BBFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BBFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #9BBFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bbfaa; }
.text { color: #9bbfaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bbfaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 191 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bbfaa, #9bbfbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9BBFAA?: #9BBFAA 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 #9BBFAA?: The RGB value is 155, 191, 170: 155 red, 191 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BBFAA?: The complementary color is #BF9BB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BBFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.