What color is #9CB1AA?

#9CB1AA 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 #9CB1AA?

The RGB value is 156, 177, 170: 156 red, 177 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB1AA?

The complementary color is #B19CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB1AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB1AA color

#9CB1AA rgb(156, 177, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CB1AA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 69.4% green and 66.7% blue (156, 177, 170).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#9CB1AA color codes

HEX	`#9CB1AA`
RGB	`rgb(156, 177, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 69.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 12%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 4%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.46, -8.65, 1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.46, 8.72, 172.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.686, 41.414, 44.083)`
Decimal	`10269098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB1AA, 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 #9CB1AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB1AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #9CB1AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb1aa; }
.text { color: #9cb1aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb1aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 177 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb1aa, #9caeb1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CB1AA?: #9CB1AA 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 #9CB1AA?: The RGB value is 156, 177, 170: 156 red, 177 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB1AA?: The complementary color is #B19CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB1AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.