What color is #9BA59E?

#9BA59E is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA59E?

The RGB value is 155, 165, 158: 155 red, 165 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA59E?

The complementary color is #A59BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA59E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA59E color

#9BA59E rgb(155, 165, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA59E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 64.7% green and 62% blue (155, 165, 158).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 5% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#9BA59E color codes

HEX	`#9BA59E`
RGB	`rgb(155, 165, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 64.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 5%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 6%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.78, -4.9, 2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.78, 5.46, 153.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.143, 36.347, 37.611)`
Decimal	`10200478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA59E, 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 #9BA59E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA59E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #9BA59E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba59e; }
.text { color: #9ba59e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba59e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 165 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba59e, #9ba5a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA59E?: #9BA59E is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA59E?: The RGB value is 155, 165, 158: 155 red, 165 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA59E?: The complementary color is #A59BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA59E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.