What color is #9BCAAA?

#9BCAAA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BCAAA?

The RGB value is 155, 202, 170: 155 red, 202 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BCAAA?

The complementary color is #CA9BBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BCAAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BCAAA color

#9BCAAA rgb(155, 202, 170)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 79.2% green and 66.7% blue (155, 202, 170).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#9BCAAA color codes

HEX	`#9BCAAA`
RGB	`rgb(155, 202, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 79.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.35, -21.85, 11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.35, 24.46, 153.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.892, 52.11, 45.874)`
Decimal	`10209962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BCAAA, 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 #9BCAAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BCAAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #9BCAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bcaaa; }
.text { color: #9bcaaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bcaaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 202 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bcaaa, #9bcac2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9BCAAA?: #9BCAAA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BCAAA?: The RGB value is 155, 202, 170: 155 red, 202 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BCAAA?: The complementary color is #CA9BBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BCAAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.