What color is #9CB5AD?

#9CB5AD 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 #9CB5AD?

The RGB value is 156, 181, 173: 156 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB5AD?

The complementary color is #B59CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB5AD color

#9CB5AD rgb(156, 181, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CB5AD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 71% green and 67.8% blue (156, 181, 173).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#9CB5AD color codes

HEX	`#9CB5AD`
RGB	`rgb(156, 181, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 71%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.64, -10.16, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.64, 10.23, 173.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.775, 43.132, 45.862)`
Decimal	`10270125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB5AD, 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 #9CB5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #9CB5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb5ad; }
.text { color: #9cb5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 181 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb5ad, #9cb1b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CB5AD?: #9CB5AD 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 #9CB5AD?: The RGB value is 156, 181, 173: 156 red, 181 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB5AD?: The complementary color is #B59CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.