What color is #9BD3B1?

#9BD3B1 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 #9BD3B1?

The RGB value is 155, 211, 177: 155 red, 211 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BD3B1?

The complementary color is #D39BBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BD3B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BD3B1 color

#9BD3B1 rgb(155, 211, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BD3B1 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 82.7% green and 69.4% blue (155, 211, 177).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 39% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#9BD3B1 color codes

HEX	`#9BD3B1`
RGB	`rgb(155, 211, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 82.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 39%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 27%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 16%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.03, -24.95, 11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.03, 27.3, 156.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.745, 56.73, 50.179)`
Decimal	`10212273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BD3B1, 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 #9BD3B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BD3B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	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 #9BD3B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bd3b1; }
.text { color: #9bd3b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bd3b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 211 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bd3b1, #9bd3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #9BD3B1?: #9BD3B1 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 #9BD3B1?: The RGB value is 155, 211, 177: 155 red, 211 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BD3B1?: The complementary color is #D39BBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BD3B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.