What color is #9BA09E?

#9BA09E is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA09E?

The RGB value is 155, 160, 158: 155 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA09E?

The complementary color is #A09B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA09E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA09E color

#9BA09E rgb(155, 160, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA09E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 62.7% green and 62% blue (155, 160, 158).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 3% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Silent Film (#9FA5A5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#9BA09E color codes

HEX	`#9BA09E`
RGB	`rgb(155, 160, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 62.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 3%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 3%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.42, -2.17, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.42, 2.21, 169.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.259, 34.579, 37.316)`
Decimal	`10199198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA09E, 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 #9BA09E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA09E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #9BA09E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba09e; }
.text { color: #9ba09e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba09e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 160 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba09e, #9ba0a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA09E?: #9BA09E is a gray, closest to the named color Silent Film. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA09E?: The RGB value is 155, 160, 158: 155 red, 160 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA09E?: The complementary color is #A09B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA09E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.