What color is #9BBFAB?

#9BBFAB 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 #9BBFAB?

The RGB value is 155, 191, 171: 155 red, 191 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BBFAB?

The complementary color is #BF9BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BBFAB?

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.

#9BBFAB color

#9BBFAB rgb(155, 191, 171)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 74.9% green and 67.1% blue (155, 191, 171).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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).

#9BBFAB color codes

HEX	`#9BBFAB`
RGB	`rgb(155, 191, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 74.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.3, -16.1, 6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.3, 17.22, 159.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.497, 47.169, 45.544)`
Decimal	`10207147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

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

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bbfab; }
.text { color: #9bbfab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bbfab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 191 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bbfab, #9bbfbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9BBFAB?: #9BBFAB 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 #9BBFAB?: The RGB value is 155, 191, 171: 155 red, 191 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BBFAB?: The complementary color is #BF9BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BBFAB?: 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.