What color is #9BCEAB?

#9BCEAB 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 #9BCEAB?

The RGB value is 155, 206, 171: 155 red, 206 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BCEAB?

The complementary color is #CE9BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BCEAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BCEAB color

#9BCEAB rgb(155, 206, 171)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 80.8% green and 67.1% blue (155, 206, 171).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 34% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#9BCEAB color codes

HEX	`#9BCEAB`
RGB	`rgb(155, 206, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 80.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 34%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.49, -23.64, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.49, 26.55, 152.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.937, 54.05, 46.691)`
Decimal	`10210987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BCEAB, 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 #9BCEAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BCEAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #9BCEAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bceab; }
.text { color: #9bceab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bceab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 206 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bceab, #9bcec4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BCEAB?: #9BCEAB 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 #9BCEAB?: The RGB value is 155, 206, 171: 155 red, 206 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BCEAB?: The complementary color is #CE9BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BCEAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.