What color is #9BC8A4?

#9BC8A4 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 #9BC8A4?

The RGB value is 155, 200, 164: 155 red, 200 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC8A4?

The complementary color is #C89BBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC8A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC8A4 color

#9BC8A4 rgb(155, 200, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BC8A4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 78.4% green and 64.3% blue (155, 200, 164).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 29% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#9BC8A4 color codes

HEX	`#9BC8A4`
RGB	`rgb(155, 200, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 78.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 29%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 18%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.65, -21.97, 13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.65, 25.65, 148.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.871, 50.956, 42.797)`
Decimal	`10209444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC8A4, 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 #9BC8A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC8A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #9BC8A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc8a4; }
.text { color: #9bc8a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc8a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 200 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc8a4, #9bc8bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BC8A4?: #9BC8A4 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 #9BC8A4?: The RGB value is 155, 200, 164: 155 red, 200 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC8A4?: The complementary color is #C89BBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC8A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.