What color is #9BCBA6?

#9BCBA6 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 #9BCBA6?

The RGB value is 155, 203, 166: 155 red, 203 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BCBA6?

The complementary color is #CB9BC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BCBA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BCBA6 color

#9BCBA6 rgb(155, 203, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BCBA6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 79.6% green and 65.1% blue (155, 203, 166).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#9BCBA6 color codes

HEX	`#9BCBA6`
RGB	`rgb(155, 203, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 79.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 18%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.54, -23.09, 13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.54, 26.71, 149.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.754, 52.432, 43.989)`
Decimal	`10210214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BCBA6, 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 #9BCBA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BCBA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	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 #9BCBA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bcba6; }
.text { color: #9bcba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bcba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 203 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bcba6, #9bcbbe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BCBA6?: #9BCBA6 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 #9BCBA6?: The RGB value is 155, 203, 166: 155 red, 203 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BCBA6?: The complementary color is #CB9BC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BCBA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.