What color is #9BDFB8?

#9BDFB8 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BDFB8?

The RGB value is 155, 223, 184: 155 red, 223 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BDFB8?

The complementary color is #DF9BC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BDFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BDFB8 color

#9BDFB8 rgb(155, 223, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BDFB8 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 87.5% green and 72.2% blue (155, 223, 184).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 52% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Light Teal (#90E4C1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#9BDFB8 color codes

HEX	`#9BDFB8`
RGB	`rgb(155, 223, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 87.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 52%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 30%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 17%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.55, -29.39, 12.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.55, 31.89, 157.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.554, 63.202, 54.979)`
Decimal	`10215352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BDFB8, 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 #9BDFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BDFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #9BDFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bdfb8; }
.text { color: #9bdfb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bdfb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 223 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bdfb8, #9bdfda); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BDFB8?: #9BDFB8 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BDFB8?: The RGB value is 155, 223, 184: 155 red, 223 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BDFB8?: The complementary color is #DF9BC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BDFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.