What color is #9DBF98?

#9DBF98 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DBF98?

The RGB value is 157, 191, 152: 157 red, 191 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DBF98?

The complementary color is #BA98BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DBF98?

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.

#9DBF98 color

#9DBF98 rgb(157, 191, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DBF98 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 74.9% green and 59.6% blue (157, 191, 152).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9DBF98 color codes

HEX	`#9DBF98`
RGB	`rgb(157, 191, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 74.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.99, -18.92, 15.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.99, 24.76, 139.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.202, 46.696, 36.7)`
Decimal	`10338200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DBF98, 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 #9DBF98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DBF98 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 #9DBF98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dbf98; }
.text { color: #9dbf98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dbf98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 191 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dbf98, #98bfa7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DBF98?: #9DBF98 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DBF98?: The RGB value is 157, 191, 152: 157 red, 191 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DBF98?: The complementary color is #BA98BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DBF98?: 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.