What color is #9CB2AA?

#9CB2AA 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 #9CB2AA?

The RGB value is 156, 178, 170: 156 red, 178 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB2AA?

The complementary color is #B29CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB2AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB2AA color

#9CB2AA rgb(156, 178, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CB2AA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 69.8% green and 66.7% blue (156, 178, 170).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#9CB2AA color codes

HEX	`#9CB2AA`
RGB	`rgb(156, 178, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 69.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 12%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.74, -9.18, 1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.74, 9.3, 170.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.885, 41.81, 44.149)`
Decimal	`10269354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB2AA, 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 #9CB2AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB2AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #9CB2AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb2aa; }
.text { color: #9cb2aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb2aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 178 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb2aa, #9cafb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CB2AA?: #9CB2AA 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 #9CB2AA?: The RGB value is 156, 178, 170: 156 red, 178 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB2AA?: The complementary color is #B29CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB2AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.