What color is #9BADAA?

#9BADAA 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 #9BADAA?

The RGB value is 155, 173, 170: 155 red, 173 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BADAA?

The complementary color is #AD9B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BADAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BADAA color

#9BADAA rgb(155, 173, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 67.8% green and 66.7% blue (155, 173, 170).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% 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 8.95:1).

#9BADAA color codes

HEX	`#9BADAA`
RGB	`rgb(155, 173, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 67.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.3, -6.85, -0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.3, 6.88, 184.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.715, 39.757, 43.815)`
Decimal	`10202538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BADAA, 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 #9BADAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BADAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #9BADAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9badaa; }
.text { color: #9badaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9badaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 173 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9badaa, #9ba7ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BADAA?: #9BADAA 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 #9BADAA?: The RGB value is 155, 173, 170: 155 red, 173 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BADAA?: The complementary color is #AD9B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BADAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.