What color is #9BA89F?

#9BA89F is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA89F?

The RGB value is 155, 168, 159: 155 red, 168 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA89F?

The complementary color is #A89BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA89F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA89F color

#9BA89F rgb(155, 168, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA89F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 65.9% green and 62.4% blue (155, 168, 159).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 7% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#9BA89F color codes

HEX	`#9BA89F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 168, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 65.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 7%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 8%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.63, -6.33, 3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.63, 7.04, 154.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.777, 37.477, 38.248)`
Decimal	`10201247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA89F, 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 #9BA89F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA89F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #9BA89F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba89f; }
.text { color: #9ba89f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba89f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 168 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba89f, #9ba8a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA89F?: #9BA89F is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA89F?: The RGB value is 155, 168, 159: 155 red, 168 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA89F?: The complementary color is #A89BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA89F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.