What color is #9CB9B1?

#9CB9B1 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 #9CB9B1?

The RGB value is 156, 185, 177: 156 red, 185 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB9B1?

The complementary color is #B99CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB9B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB9B1 color

#9CB9B1 rgb(156, 185, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CB9B1 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 72.5% green and 69.4% blue (156, 185, 177).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% 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 9.99:1).

#9CB9B1 color codes

HEX	`#9CB9B1`
RGB	`rgb(156, 185, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 72.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.85, -11.46, 0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.85, 11.48, 176.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.993, 44.939, 48.206)`
Decimal	`10271153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB9B1, 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 #9CB9B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB9B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #9CB9B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb9b1; }
.text { color: #9cb9b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb9b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 185 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb9b1, #9cb3b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CB9B1?: #9CB9B1 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 #9CB9B1?: The RGB value is 156, 185, 177: 156 red, 185 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB9B1?: The complementary color is #B99CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB9B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.