What color is #9BD7A8?

#9BD7A8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BD7A8?

The RGB value is 155, 215, 168: 155 red, 215 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BD7A8?

The complementary color is #D79BCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BD7A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BD7A8 color

#9BD7A8 rgb(155, 215, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BD7A8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 84.3% green and 65.9% blue (155, 215, 168).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 43% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#9BD7A8 color codes

HEX	`#9BD7A8`
RGB	`rgb(155, 215, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 84.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 43%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 28%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 22%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.96, -28.56, 17.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.96, 33.32, 149)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.884, 58.395, 45.945)`
Decimal	`10213288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BD7A8, 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 #9BD7A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BD7A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #9BD7A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bd7a8; }
.text { color: #9bd7a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bd7a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 215 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bd7a8, #9bd7c6); }

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Questions

What color is #9BD7A8?: #9BD7A8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BD7A8?: The RGB value is 155, 215, 168: 155 red, 215 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BD7A8?: The complementary color is #D79BCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BD7A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.