What color is #9BC2A5?

#9BC2A5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BC2A5?

The RGB value is 155, 194, 165: 155 red, 194 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC2A5?

The complementary color is #C29BB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC2A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC2A5 color

#9BC2A5 rgb(155, 194, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BC2A5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 76.1% green and 64.7% blue (155, 194, 165).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#9BC2A5 color codes

HEX	`#9BC2A5`
RGB	`rgb(155, 194, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 76.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 15%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.99, -18.77, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.99, 21.44, 151.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.599, 48.268, 42.82)`
Decimal	`10207909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC2A5, 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 #9BC2A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC2A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #9BC2A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc2a5; }
.text { color: #9bc2a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc2a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 194 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc2a5, #9bc2b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BC2A5?: #9BC2A5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BC2A5?: The RGB value is 155, 194, 165: 155 red, 194 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC2A5?: The complementary color is #C29BB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC2A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.