What color is #9BC3AB?

#9BC3AB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BC3AB?

The RGB value is 155, 195, 171: 155 red, 195 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC3AB?

The complementary color is #C39BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC3AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC3AB color

#9BC3AB rgb(155, 195, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BC3AB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 76.5% green and 67.1% blue (155, 195, 171).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#9BC3AB color codes

HEX	`#9BC3AB`
RGB	`rgb(155, 195, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 76.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.41, -18.14, 7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.41, 19.71, 156.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.381, 48.938, 45.839)`
Decimal	`10208171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC3AB, 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 #9BC3AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC3AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #9BC3AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc3ab; }
.text { color: #9bc3ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc3ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 195 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc3ab, #9bc3bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9BC3AB?: #9BC3AB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BC3AB?: The RGB value is 155, 195, 171: 155 red, 195 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC3AB?: The complementary color is #C39BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC3AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.