What color is #9CB9B6?

#9CB9B6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CB9B6?

The RGB value is 156, 185, 182: 156 red, 185 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB9B6?

The complementary color is #B99C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB9B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB9B6 color

#9CB9B6 rgb(156, 185, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CB9B6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 72.5% green and 71.4% blue (156, 185, 182).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#9CB9B6 color codes

HEX	`#9CB9B6`
RGB	`rgb(156, 185, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 72.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.99, -10.43, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.99, 10.58, 189.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.501, 45.142, 50.879)`
Decimal	`10271158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB9B6, 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 #9CB9B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB9B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #9CB9B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb9b6; }
.text { color: #9cb9b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb9b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 185 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb9b6, #9cadb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CB9B6?: #9CB9B6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CB9B6?: The RGB value is 156, 185, 182: 156 red, 185 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB9B6?: The complementary color is #B99C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB9B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.