What color is #9BBFB4?

#9BBFB4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BBFB4?

The RGB value is 155, 191, 180: 155 red, 191 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BBFB4?

The complementary color is #BF9BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BBFB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BBFB4 color

#9BBFB4 rgb(155, 191, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BBFB4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 74.9% green and 70.6% blue (155, 191, 180).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#9BBFB4 color codes

HEX	`#9BBFB4`
RGB	`rgb(155, 191, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 74.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.52, -14.3, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.52, 14.38, 173.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.384, 47.524, 50.216)`
Decimal	`10207156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BBFB4, 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 #9BBFB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BBFB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #9BBFB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bbfb4; }
.text { color: #9bbfb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bbfb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 191 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bbfb4, #9bb8bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BBFB4?: #9BBFB4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BBFB4?: The RGB value is 155, 191, 180: 155 red, 191 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BBFB4?: The complementary color is #BF9BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BBFB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.