What color is #9BA69C?

#9BA69C is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA69C?

The RGB value is 155, 166, 156: 155 red, 166 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA69C?

The complementary color is #A69BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA69C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA69C color

#9BA69C rgb(155, 166, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA69C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 65.1% green and 61.2% blue (155, 166, 156).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 6% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#9BA69C color codes

HEX	`#9BA69C`
RGB	`rgb(155, 166, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 65.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 6%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 7%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.01, -5.82, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.01, 6.97, 146.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.153, 36.641, 36.772)`
Decimal	`10200732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA69C, 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 #9BA69C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA69C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #9BA69C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba69c; }
.text { color: #9ba69c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba69c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 166 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba69c, #9ba6a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA69C?: #9BA69C is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA69C?: The RGB value is 155, 166, 156: 155 red, 166 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA69C?: The complementary color is #A69BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA69C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.