What color is #9DBE8A?

#9DBE8A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DBE8A?

The RGB value is 157, 190, 138: 157 red, 190 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DBE8A?

The complementary color is #AB8ABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DBE8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DBE8A color

#9DBE8A rgb(157, 190, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DBE8A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 74.5% green and 54.1% blue (157, 190, 138).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Oh Pistachio (#ABCA99), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#9DBE8A color codes

HEX	`#9DBE8A`
RGB	`rgb(157, 190, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 74.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 27%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.43, -20.73, 22.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.43, 30.74, 132.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.905, 45.829, 30.941)`
Decimal	`10337930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DBE8A, 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 #9DBE8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DBE8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #9DBE8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dbe8a; }
.text { color: #9dbe8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dbe8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 190 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dbe8a, #8abe91); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DBE8A?: #9DBE8A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Oh Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DBE8A?: The RGB value is 157, 190, 138: 157 red, 190 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DBE8A?: The complementary color is #AB8ABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DBE8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.