What color is #9BB6B1?

#9BB6B1 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 #9BB6B1?

The RGB value is 155, 182, 177: 155 red, 182 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB6B1?

The complementary color is #B69BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB6B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB6B1 color

#9BB6B1 rgb(155, 182, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BB6B1 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 71.4% green and 69.4% blue (155, 182, 177).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#9BB6B1 color codes

HEX	`#9BB6B1`
RGB	`rgb(155, 182, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 71.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.96, -10.21, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.96, 10.23, 183.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.179, 43.598, 47.99)`
Decimal	`10204849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB6B1, 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 #9BB6B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB6B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #9BB6B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb6b1; }
.text { color: #9bb6b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb6b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 182 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb6b1, #9badb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BB6B1?: #9BB6B1 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 #9BB6B1?: The RGB value is 155, 182, 177: 155 red, 182 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB6B1?: The complementary color is #B69BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB6B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.