What color is #9BC4A6?

#9BC4A6 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 #9BC4A6?

The RGB value is 155, 196, 166: 155 red, 196 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC4A6?

The complementary color is #C49BB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC4A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC4A6 color

#9BC4A6 rgb(155, 196, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BC4A6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 76.9% green and 65.1% blue (155, 196, 166).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 26% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#9BC4A6 color codes

HEX	`#9BC4A6`
RGB	`rgb(155, 196, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 76.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 26%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 21%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.58, -19.6, 10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.58, 22.3, 151.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.139, 49.2, 43.451)`
Decimal	`10208422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC4A6, 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 #9BC4A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC4A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #9BC4A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc4a6; }
.text { color: #9bc4a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc4a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 196 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc4a6, #9bc4bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BC4A6?: #9BC4A6 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 #9BC4A6?: The RGB value is 155, 196, 166: 155 red, 196 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC4A6?: The complementary color is #C49BB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC4A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.