What color is #9BFFE2?

#9BFFE2 is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Hello Winter. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BFFE2?

The RGB value is 155, 255, 226: 155 red, 255 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BFFE2?

The complementary color is #FF9BB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BFFE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BFFE2 color

#9BFFE2 rgb(155, 255, 226)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BFFE2 is a light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 100% green and 88.6% blue (155, 255, 226).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Hello Winter (#99FFEE), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.8:1).

#9BFFE2 color codes

HEX	`#9BFFE2`
RGB	`rgb(155, 255, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 100%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 39%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.44, -35.77, 4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.44, 36.08, 172.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63, 83.975, 84.826)`
Decimal	`10223586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BFFE2, 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 #9BFFE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BFFE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.8:1	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 #9BFFE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bffe2; }
.text { color: #9bffe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bffe2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 255 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bffe2, #9beaff); }

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Questions

What color is #9BFFE2?: #9BFFE2 is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Hello Winter. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BFFE2?: The RGB value is 155, 255, 226: 155 red, 255 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BFFE2?: The complementary color is #FF9BB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BFFE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.