#9bb996

Color #9bb996

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#9bb996

RGB

rgb(155, 185, 150)

HSL

hsl(111.4, 20%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(111.4, 18.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.2%, 0%, 18.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.14, -16.91, 14.44)

LCH

lch(72.14, 22.24, 139.5)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0591, 141.11)

HWB

hwb(111.4, 58.8%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b496b9

Analogous

#adb996

#9bb996

#96b9a3

Triadic

#9bb996

#969bb9

#b9969b

Split-complementary

#9bb996

#a396b9

#b996ad

Tetradic

#9bb996

#96b9b4

#b496b9

#b9969b

Square

#9bb996

#96adb9

#b496b9

#b9a396

Shades

Color #9bb996 mixed toward black.

#7ba375

#608659

#486543

#30432d

#182216

Tints

Color #9bb996 mixed toward white.

#acc5a8

#bcd0b9

#cddccb

#dee8dc

#eef3ee

Tones

Color #9bb996 mixed toward gray.

#9db699

#9fb39c

#a1b09f

#a3ada2

#a5aaa5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a99f · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#a7a5a2 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#9da6a8 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9bb996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9bb996]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#9bb996 (#9bb996) is rgb(155, 185, 150) in RGB.

No, #9bb996 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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