What color is #9AC3BA?

#9AC3BA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AC3BA?

The RGB value is 154, 195, 186: 154 red, 195 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AC3BA?

The complementary color is #C39AA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AC3BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AC3BA color

#9AC3BA rgb(154, 195, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9AC3BA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 76.5% green and 72.9% blue (154, 195, 186).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#9AC3BA color codes

HEX	`#9AC3BA`
RGB	`rgb(154, 195, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 76.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.73, -15.44, 0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.73, 15.44, 179.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.702, 49.444, 53.791)`
Decimal	`10142650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AC3BA, 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 #9AC3BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AC3BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #9AC3BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ac3ba; }
.text { color: #9ac3ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ac3ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 195 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ac3ba, #9ab8c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AC3BA?: #9AC3BA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AC3BA?: The RGB value is 154, 195, 186: 154 red, 195 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AC3BA?: The complementary color is #C39AA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AC3BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.