What color is #9BAB9E?

#9BAB9E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BAB9E?

The RGB value is 155, 171, 158: 155 red, 171 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAB9E?

The complementary color is #AB9BA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAB9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAB9E color

#9BAB9E rgb(155, 171, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BAB9E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 67.1% green and 62% blue (155, 171, 158).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% 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 8.71:1).

#9BAB9E color codes

HEX	`#9BAB9E`
RGB	`rgb(155, 171, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 67.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.43, -8.13, 4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.43, 9.43, 149.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.251, 38.563, 37.98)`
Decimal	`10202014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAB9E, 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 #9BAB9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAB9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #9BAB9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bab9e; }
.text { color: #9bab9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bab9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 171 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bab9e, #9baba6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BAB9E?: #9BAB9E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BAB9E?: The RGB value is 155, 171, 158: 155 red, 171 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAB9E?: The complementary color is #AB9BA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAB9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.