What color is #9CB7B1?

#9CB7B1 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 #9CB7B1?

The RGB value is 156, 183, 177: 156 red, 183 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB7B1?

The complementary color is #B79CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB7B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB7B1 color

#9CB7B1 rgb(156, 183, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CB7B1 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 71.8% green and 69.4% blue (156, 183, 177).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#9CB7B1 color codes

HEX	`#9CB7B1`
RGB	`rgb(156, 183, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 71.8%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.3, -10.41, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.3, 10.41, 180.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.578, 44.108, 48.068)`
Decimal	`10270641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB7B1, 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 #9CB7B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB7B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #9CB7B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb7b1; }
.text { color: #9cb7b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb7b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 183 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb7b1, #9cb0b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CB7B1?: #9CB7B1 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 #9CB7B1?: The RGB value is 156, 183, 177: 156 red, 183 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB7B1?: The complementary color is #B79CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB7B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.