What color is #9FBA9B?

#9FBA9B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FBA9B?

The RGB value is 159, 186, 155: 159 red, 186 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FBA9B?

The complementary color is #B69BBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FBA9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FBA9B color

#9FBA9B rgb(159, 186, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FBA9B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 72.9% green and 60.8% blue (159, 186, 155).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#9FBA9B color codes

HEX	`#9FBA9B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 186, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 72.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.8, -15.14, 12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.8, 19.75, 140.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.772, 44.855, 37.672)`
Decimal	`10467995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FBA9B, 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 #9FBA9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FBA9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #9FBA9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fba9b; }
.text { color: #9fba9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fba9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 186 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fba9b, #9bbaa6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FBA9B?: #9FBA9B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FBA9B?: The RGB value is 159, 186, 155: 159 red, 186 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FBA9B?: The complementary color is #B69BBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FBA9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.