What color is #9BD1AF?

#9BD1AF 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 #9BD1AF?

The RGB value is 155, 209, 175: 155 red, 209 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BD1AF?

The complementary color is #D19BBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BD1AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BD1AF color

#9BD1AF rgb(155, 209, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BD1AF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 82% green and 68.6% blue (155, 209, 175).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 37% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#9BD1AF color codes

HEX	`#9BD1AF`
RGB	`rgb(155, 209, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 82%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 37%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 16%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.42, -24.35, 11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.42, 26.84, 155.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.054, 55.663, 48.972)`
Decimal	`10211759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BD1AF, 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 #9BD1AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BD1AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #9BD1AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bd1af; }
.text { color: #9bd1af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bd1af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 209 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bd1af, #9bd1ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #9BD1AF?: #9BD1AF 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 #9BD1AF?: The RGB value is 155, 209, 175: 155 red, 209 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BD1AF?: The complementary color is #D19BBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BD1AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.