What color is #9BE8BF?

#9BE8BF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Seafoam Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BE8BF?

The RGB value is 155, 232, 191: 155 red, 232 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BE8BF?

The complementary color is #E89BC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BE8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BE8BF color

#9BE8BF rgb(155, 232, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BE8BF is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 91% green and 74.9% blue (155, 232, 191).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 63% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Green (#93E9BE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#9BE8BF color codes

HEX	`#9BE8BF`
RGB	`rgb(155, 232, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 91%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 63%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 18%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.23, -32.28, 12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.23, 34.62, 158.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.775, 68.441, 59.762)`
Decimal	`10217663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BE8BF, 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 #9BE8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BE8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	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 #9BE8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9be8bf; }
.text { color: #9be8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9be8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 232 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9be8bf, #9be8e6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BE8BF?: #9BE8BF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Seafoam Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BE8BF?: The RGB value is 155, 232, 191: 155 red, 232 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BE8BF?: The complementary color is #E89BC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BE8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.