What color is #9AC0BB?

#9AC0BB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AC0BB?

The RGB value is 154, 192, 187: 154 red, 192 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AC0BB?

The complementary color is #C09A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AC0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AC0BB color

#9AC0BB rgb(154, 192, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9AC0BB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 75.3% green and 73.3% blue (154, 192, 187).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#9AC0BB color codes

HEX	`#9AC0BB`
RGB	`rgb(154, 192, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 75.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.92, -13.68, -1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.92, 13.78, 186.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.143, 48.156, 54.131)`
Decimal	`10141883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AC0BB, 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 #9AC0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AC0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #9AC0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ac0bb; }
.text { color: #9ac0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ac0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 192 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ac0bb, #9ab2c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AC0BB?: #9AC0BB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AC0BB?: The RGB value is 154, 192, 187: 154 red, 192 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AC0BB?: The complementary color is #C09A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AC0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.