What color is #9BC49A?

#9BC49A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BC49A?

The RGB value is 155, 196, 154: 155 red, 196 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC49A?

The complementary color is #C39AC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC49A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC49A color

#9BC49A rgb(155, 196, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BC49A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 76.9% green and 60.4% blue (155, 196, 154).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 26% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#9BC49A color codes

HEX	`#9BC49A`
RGB	`rgb(155, 196, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 76.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 26%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 21%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 21%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.31, -21.77, 16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.31, 27.45, 142.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.089, 48.78, 37.922)`
Decimal	`10208410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC49A, 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 #9BC49A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC49A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #9BC49A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc49a; }
.text { color: #9bc49a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc49a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 196 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc49a, #9ac4ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BC49A?: #9BC49A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BC49A?: The RGB value is 155, 196, 154: 155 red, 196 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC49A?: The complementary color is #C39AC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC49A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.