What color is #9CB0A4?

#9CB0A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CB0A4?

The RGB value is 156, 176, 164: 156 red, 176 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB0A4?

The complementary color is #B09CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB0A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB0A4 color

#9CB0A4 rgb(156, 176, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CB0A4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 69% green and 64.3% blue (156, 176, 164).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#9CB0A4 color codes

HEX	`#9CB0A4`
RGB	`rgb(156, 176, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 69%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.03, -9.29, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.03, 10.04, 157.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.935, 40.798, 41.096)`
Decimal	`10268836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB0A4, 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 #9CB0A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB0A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #9CB0A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb0a4; }
.text { color: #9cb0a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb0a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 176 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb0a4, #9cb0ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CB0A4?: #9CB0A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CB0A4?: The RGB value is 156, 176, 164: 156 red, 176 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB0A4?: The complementary color is #B09CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB0A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.