What color is #9AC3BB?

#9AC3BB 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 #9AC3BB?

The RGB value is 154, 195, 187: 154 red, 195 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AC3BB?

The complementary color is #C39AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AC3BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AC3BB color

#9AC3BB rgb(154, 195, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9AC3BB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 76.5% green and 73.3% blue (154, 195, 187).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#9AC3BB color codes

HEX	`#9AC3BB`
RGB	`rgb(154, 195, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 76.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.75, -15.23, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.75, 15.24, 181.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.809, 49.487, 54.353)`
Decimal	`10142651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AC3BB, 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 #9AC3BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AC3BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #9AC3BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ac3bb; }
.text { color: #9ac3bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ac3bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 195 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ac3bb, #9ab7c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AC3BB?: #9AC3BB 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 #9AC3BB?: The RGB value is 154, 195, 187: 154 red, 195 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AC3BB?: The complementary color is #C39AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AC3BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.