What color is #9DBDB0?

#9DBDB0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DBDB0?

The RGB value is 157, 189, 176: 157 red, 189 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DBDB0?

The complementary color is #BD9DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DBDB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DBDB0 color

#9DBDB0 rgb(157, 189, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DBDB0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 74.1% green and 69% blue (157, 189, 176).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#9DBDB0 color codes

HEX	`#9DBDB0`
RGB	`rgb(157, 189, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 74.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74, -13.41, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74, 13.74, 167.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.937, 46.697, 47.975)`
Decimal	`10337712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DBDB0, 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 #9DBDB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DBDB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #9DBDB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dbdb0; }
.text { color: #9dbdb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dbdb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 189 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dbdb0, #9dbabd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DBDB0?: #9DBDB0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DBDB0?: The RGB value is 157, 189, 176: 157 red, 189 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DBDB0?: The complementary color is #BD9DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DBDB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.