Recognised as Colour
#9BBCA8
- #9BBCA8
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#9BBCA8 is a green with RGB values 155, 188, 168 and HSL 144°, 20%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#9BBCA8#9BBCA8
HEX#9BBCA8
RGBrgb(155, 188, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.7373, 0.6588
RGB percentages60.8%, 73.7%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(143.6, 19.8%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(143.6, 17.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK17.6%, 0%, 10.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,206,376
CSS custom property--colour: #9BBCA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#644357
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC9BAF
Analogous#9FBC9B, #9BBCB9
Triadic#A89BBC, #BCA89B
Split complementary#B99BBC, #BC9B9F
Tetradic#9B9FBC, #BC9BAF, #BCB99B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G188
B168
Red155 (60.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue143.64°
Saturation (HSL)19.76%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9B · G BC · B A8
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