What color is #9CBAB5?

#9CBAB5 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 #9CBAB5?

The RGB value is 156, 186, 181: 156 red, 186 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBAB5?

The complementary color is #BA9CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBAB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBAB5 color

#9CBAB5 rgb(156, 186, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CBAB5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 72.9% green and 71% blue (156, 186, 181).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#9CBAB5 color codes

HEX	`#9CBAB5`
RGB	`rgb(156, 186, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 72.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.23, -11.16, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.23, 11.2, 184.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.608, 45.521, 50.407)`
Decimal	`10271413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBAB5, 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 #9CBAB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBAB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #9CBAB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbab5; }
.text { color: #9cbab5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbab5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 186 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbab5, #9cb0ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CBAB5?: #9CBAB5 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 #9CBAB5?: The RGB value is 156, 186, 181: 156 red, 186 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBAB5?: The complementary color is #BA9CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBAB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.