What color is #9CB7AD?

#9CB7AD 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 #9CB7AD?

The RGB value is 156, 183, 173: 156 red, 183 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB7AD?

The complementary color is #B79CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB7AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB7AD color

#9CB7AD rgb(156, 183, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CB7AD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 71.8% green and 67.8% blue (156, 183, 173).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#9CB7AD color codes

HEX	`#9CB7AD`
RGB	`rgb(156, 183, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 71.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.2, -11.22, 1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.2, 11.39, 169.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.185, 43.951, 45.999)`
Decimal	`10270637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB7AD, 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 #9CB7AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB7AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #9CB7AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb7ad; }
.text { color: #9cb7ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb7ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 183 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb7ad, #9cb3b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CB7AD?: #9CB7AD 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 #9CB7AD?: The RGB value is 156, 183, 173: 156 red, 183 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB7AD?: The complementary color is #B79CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB7AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.