What color is #9BB6AB?

#9BB6AB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BB6AB?

The RGB value is 155, 182, 171: 155 red, 182 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB6AB?

The complementary color is #B69BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB6AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB6AB color

#9BB6AB rgb(155, 182, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BB6AB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 71.4% green and 67.1% blue (155, 182, 171).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#9BB6AB color codes

HEX	`#9BB6AB`
RGB	`rgb(155, 182, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 71.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.8, -11.43, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.8, 11.7, 167.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.594, 43.364, 44.91)`
Decimal	`10204843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB6AB, 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 #9BB6AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB6AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #9BB6AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb6ab; }
.text { color: #9bb6ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb6ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 182 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb6ab, #9bb4b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BB6AB?: #9BB6AB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BB6AB?: The RGB value is 155, 182, 171: 155 red, 182 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB6AB?: The complementary color is #B69BA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB6AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.