What color is #9BC551?

#9BC551 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Lone Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BC551?

The RGB value is 155, 197, 81: 155 red, 197 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC551?

The complementary color is #7B51C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC551?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC551 color

#9BC551 rgb(155, 197, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BC551 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 77.3% green and 31.8% blue (155, 197, 81).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 50% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lone Hunter (#94C84C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#9BC551 color codes

HEX	`#9BC551`
RGB	`rgb(155, 197, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 77.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 50%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 59%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 59%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.51, -31.83, 52.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.51, 61.4, 121.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.969, 47.495, 15.108)`
Decimal	`10208593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC551, 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 #9BC551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #9BC551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc551; }
.text { color: #9bc551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 197 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc551, #61c551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #9BC551?: #9BC551 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Lone Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BC551?: The RGB value is 155, 197, 81: 155 red, 197 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC551?: The complementary color is #7B51C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC551?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.