What color is #9BC0AE?

#9BC0AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BC0AE?

The RGB value is 155, 192, 174: 155 red, 192 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC0AE?

The complementary color is #C09BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC0AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC0AE color

#9BC0AE rgb(155, 192, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BC0AE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 75.3% green and 68.2% blue (155, 192, 174).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#9BC0AE color codes

HEX	`#9BC0AE`
RGB	`rgb(155, 192, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 75.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.65, -16.02, 4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.65, 16.78, 162.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.005, 47.723, 47.14)`
Decimal	`10207406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC0AE, 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 #9BC0AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC0AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #9BC0AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc0ae; }
.text { color: #9bc0ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc0ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 192 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc0ae, #9bc0c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9BC0AE?: #9BC0AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BC0AE?: The RGB value is 155, 192, 174: 155 red, 192 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC0AE?: The complementary color is #C09BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC0AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.