What color is #9BC2B1?

#9BC2B1 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 #9BC2B1?

The RGB value is 155, 194, 177: 155 red, 194 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC2B1?

The complementary color is #C29BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC2B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC2B1 color

#9BC2B1 rgb(155, 194, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BC2B1 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 76.1% green and 69.4% blue (155, 194, 177).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#9BC2B1 color codes

HEX	`#9BC2B1`
RGB	`rgb(155, 194, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 76.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 9%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.28, -16.45, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.28, 17, 165.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.743, 48.725, 48.845)`
Decimal	`10207921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC2B1, 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 #9BC2B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC2B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #9BC2B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc2b1; }
.text { color: #9bc2b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc2b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 194 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc2b1, #9bc0c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9BC2B1?: #9BC2B1 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 #9BC2B1?: The RGB value is 155, 194, 177: 155 red, 194 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC2B1?: The complementary color is #C29BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC2B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.