What color is #9BD1AC?

#9BD1AC 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 #9BD1AC?

The RGB value is 155, 209, 172: 155 red, 209 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BD1AC?

The complementary color is #D19BC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BD1AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BD1AC color

#9BD1AC rgb(155, 209, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BD1AC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 82% green and 67.5% blue (155, 209, 172).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 37% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#9BD1AC color codes

HEX	`#9BD1AC`
RGB	`rgb(155, 209, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 82%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 37%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 18%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.35, -24.92, 12.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.35, 28.01, 152.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.762, 55.546, 47.437)`
Decimal	`10211756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BD1AC, 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 #9BD1AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BD1AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #9BD1AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bd1ac; }
.text { color: #9bd1ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bd1ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 209 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bd1ac, #9bd1c7); }

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Questions

What color is #9BD1AC?: #9BD1AC 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 #9BD1AC?: The RGB value is 155, 209, 172: 155 red, 209 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BD1AC?: The complementary color is #D19BC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BD1AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.