What color is #9DB496?

#9DB496 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DB496?

The RGB value is 157, 180, 150: 157 red, 180 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DB496?

The complementary color is #AD96B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DB496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DB496 color

#9DB496 rgb(157, 180, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DB496 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 70.6% green and 58.8% blue (157, 180, 150).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#9DB496 color codes

HEX	`#9DB496`
RGB	`rgb(157, 180, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 70.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 17%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.88, -13.62, 12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.88, 18.62, 137.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.73, 42.012, 35.075)`
Decimal	`10335382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DB496, 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 #9DB496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DB496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #9DB496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9db496; }
.text { color: #9db496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9db496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 180 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9db496, #96b49e); }

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Questions

What color is #9DB496?: #9DB496 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DB496?: The RGB value is 157, 180, 150: 157 red, 180 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DB496?: The complementary color is #AD96B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DB496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.