What color is #9BC1B2?

#9BC1B2 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 #9BC1B2?

The RGB value is 155, 193, 178: 155 red, 193 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC1B2?

The complementary color is #C19BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC1B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC1B2 color

#9BC1B2 rgb(155, 193, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BC1B2 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 75.7% green and 69.8% blue (155, 193, 178).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#9BC1B2 color codes

HEX	`#9BC1B2`
RGB	`rgb(155, 193, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 75.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.03, -15.73, 3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.03, 16.09, 167.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.621, 48.322, 49.298)`
Decimal	`10207666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC1B2, 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 #9BC1B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC1B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #9BC1B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc1b2; }
.text { color: #9bc1b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc1b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 193 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc1b2, #9bbdc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BC1B2?: #9BC1B2 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 #9BC1B2?: The RGB value is 155, 193, 178: 155 red, 193 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC1B2?: The complementary color is #C19BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC1B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.