What color is #9BCF27?

#9BCF27 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Yellow Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BCF27?

The RGB value is 155, 207, 39: 155 red, 207 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BCF27?

The complementary color is #5B27CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BCF27?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BCF27 color

#9BCF27 rgb(155, 207, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BCF27 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 81.2% green and 15.3% blue (155, 207, 39).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 68% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#9BCF27 color codes

HEX	`#9BCF27`
RGB	`rgb(155, 207, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 81.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 68%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 81%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 81%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.13, -38.98, 70.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.13, 80.41, 119)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.197, 51.74, 9.999)`
Decimal	`10211111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BCF27, 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 #9BCF27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BCF27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #9BCF27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bcf27; }
.text { color: #9bcf27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bcf27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 207 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bcf27, #47cf27); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BCF27?: #9BCF27 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Yellow Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BCF27?: The RGB value is 155, 207, 39: 155 red, 207 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BCF27?: The complementary color is #5B27CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BCF27?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.