What color is #9BBCB3?

#9BBCB3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BBCB3?

The RGB value is 155, 188, 179: 155 red, 188 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BBCB3?

The complementary color is #BC9BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BBCB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BBCB3 color

#9BBCB3 rgb(155, 188, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BBCB3 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 73.7% green and 70.2% blue (155, 188, 179).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#9BBCB3 color codes

HEX	`#9BBCB3`
RGB	`rgb(155, 188, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 73.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.67, -12.95, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.67, 12.97, 176.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.635, 46.189, 49.466)`
Decimal	`10206387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BBCB3, 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 #9BBCB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BBCB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #9BBCB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bbcb3; }
.text { color: #9bbcb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bbcb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 188 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bbcb3, #9bb5bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BBCB3?: #9BBCB3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BBCB3?: The RGB value is 155, 188, 179: 155 red, 188 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BBCB3?: The complementary color is #BC9BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BBCB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.