What color is #9BAC9A?

#9BAC9A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BAC9A?

The RGB value is 155, 172, 154: 155 red, 172 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAC9A?

The complementary color is #AB9AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAC9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAC9A color

#9BAC9A rgb(155, 172, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BAC9A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 67.5% green and 60.4% blue (155, 172, 154).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#9BAC9A color codes

HEX	`#9BAC9A`
RGB	`rgb(155, 172, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 67.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.61, -9.41, 7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.61, 11.88, 142.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.102, 38.806, 36.259)`
Decimal	`10202266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAC9A, 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 #9BAC9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAC9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #9BAC9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bac9a; }
.text { color: #9bac9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bac9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 172 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bac9a, #9aaca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BAC9A?: #9BAC9A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BAC9A?: The RGB value is 155, 172, 154: 155 red, 172 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAC9A?: The complementary color is #AB9AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAC9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.