What color is #9BD992?

#9BD992 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BD992?

The RGB value is 155, 217, 146: 155 red, 217 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BD992?

The complementary color is #D092D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BD992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BD992 color

#9BD992 rgb(155, 217, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BD992 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 85.1% green and 57.3% blue (155, 217, 146).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 48% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Leek (#98D98E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#9BD992 color codes

HEX	`#9BD992`
RGB	`rgb(155, 217, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 85.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 48%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 33%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 33%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.11, -33.2, 28.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.11, 43.99, 139.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.517, 58.668, 36.22)`
Decimal	`10213778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BD992, 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 #9BD992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BD992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #9BD992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bd992; }
.text { color: #9bd992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bd992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 217 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bd992, #92d9ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #9BD992?: #9BD992 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BD992?: The RGB value is 155, 217, 146: 155 red, 217 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BD992?: The complementary color is #D092D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BD992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.