What color is #9BACAA?

#9BACAA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BACAA?

The RGB value is 155, 172, 170: 155 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BACAA?

The complementary color is #AC9B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BACAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BACAA color

#9BACAA rgb(155, 172, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 67.5% green and 66.7% blue (155, 172, 170).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#9BACAA color codes

HEX	`#9BACAA`
RGB	`rgb(155, 172, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 67.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.02, -6.31, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.02, 6.39, 188.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.524, 39.375, 43.751)`
Decimal	`10202282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BACAA, 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 #9BACAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BACAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #9BACAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bacaa; }
.text { color: #9bacaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bacaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 172 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bacaa, #9ba5ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BACAA?: #9BACAA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BACAA?: The RGB value is 155, 172, 170: 155 red, 172 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BACAA?: The complementary color is #AC9B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BACAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.