What color is #9CB1AC?

#9CB1AC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CB1AC?

The RGB value is 156, 177, 172: 156 red, 177 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB1AC?

The complementary color is #B19CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB1AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB1AC color

#9CB1AC rgb(156, 177, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CB1AC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 69.4% green and 67.5% blue (156, 177, 172).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#9CB1AC color codes

HEX	`#9CB1AC`
RGB	`rgb(156, 177, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 69.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 12%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.52, -8.24, 0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.52, 8.24, 179.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.877, 41.49, 45.087)`
Decimal	`10269100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB1AC, 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 #9CB1AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB1AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #9CB1AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb1ac; }
.text { color: #9cb1ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb1ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 177 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb1ac, #9cabb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CB1AC?: #9CB1AC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CB1AC?: The RGB value is 156, 177, 172: 156 red, 177 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB1AC?: The complementary color is #B19CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB1AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.