What color is #9BF1C5?

#9BF1C5 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 #9BF1C5?

The RGB value is 155, 241, 197: 155 red, 241 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BF1C5?

The complementary color is #F19BC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BF1C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BF1C5 color

#9BF1C5 rgb(155, 241, 197)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BF1C5 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 94.5% green and 77.3% blue (155, 241, 197).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 75% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Green (#93E9BE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#9BF1C5 color codes

HEX	`#9BF1C5`
RGB	`rgb(155, 241, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 94.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 75%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 36%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 18%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.88, -35.29, 13.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.88, 37.65, 159.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.047, 73.907, 64.177)`
Decimal	`10219973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BF1C5, 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 #9BF1C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BF1C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	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 #9BF1C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bf1c5; }
.text { color: #9bf1c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bf1c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 241 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bf1c5, #9bf1f0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BF1C5?: #9BF1C5 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 #9BF1C5?: The RGB value is 155, 241, 197: 155 red, 241 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BF1C5?: The complementary color is #F19BC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BF1C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.