What color is #9BCD85?

#9BCD85 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BCD85?

The RGB value is 155, 205, 133: 155 red, 205 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BCD85?

The complementary color is #B785CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BCD85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BCD85 color

#9BCD85 rgb(155, 205, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BCD85 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 80.4% green and 52.2% blue (155, 205, 133).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 42% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#9BCD85 color codes

HEX	`#9BCD85`
RGB	`rgb(155, 205, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 80.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 42%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 35%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 35%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.47, -29.52, 30.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.47, 42.61, 133.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.581, 52.324, 30.2)`
Decimal	`10210693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BCD85, 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 #9BCD85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BCD85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #9BCD85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bcd85; }
.text { color: #9bcd85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bcd85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 205 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bcd85, #85cd93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BCD85?: #9BCD85 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BCD85?: The RGB value is 155, 205, 133: 155 red, 205 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BCD85?: The complementary color is #B785CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BCD85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.