What color is #9BAFAC?

#9BAFAC 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 #9BAFAC?

The RGB value is 155, 175, 172: 155 red, 175 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAFAC?

The complementary color is #AF9B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAFAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAFAC color

#9BAFAC rgb(155, 175, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 68.6% green and 67.5% blue (155, 175, 172).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#9BAFAC color codes

HEX	`#9BAFAC`
RGB	`rgb(155, 175, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 68.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.9, -7.52, -0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.9, 7.56, 186.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.292, 40.606, 44.947)`
Decimal	`10203052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAFAC, 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 #9BAFAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAFAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #9BAFAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bafac; }
.text { color: #9bafac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bafac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 175 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bafac, #9ba8af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BAFAC?: #9BAFAC 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 #9BAFAC?: The RGB value is 155, 175, 172: 155 red, 175 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAFAC?: The complementary color is #AF9B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAFAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.