What color is #9CBBB8?

#9CBBB8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CBBB8?

The RGB value is 156, 187, 184: 156 red, 187 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBBB8?

The complementary color is #BB9C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBBB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBBB8 color

#9CBBB8 rgb(156, 187, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CBBB8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 73.3% green and 72.2% blue (156, 187, 184).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#9CBBB8 color codes

HEX	`#9CBBB8`
RGB	`rgb(156, 187, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 73.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.59, -11.06, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.59, 11.24, 190.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.13, 46.068, 52.116)`
Decimal	`10271672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBBB8, 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 #9CBBB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBBB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #9CBBB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbbb8; }
.text { color: #9cbbb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbbb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 187 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbbb8, #9caebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CBBB8?: #9CBBB8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CBBB8?: The RGB value is 156, 187, 184: 156 red, 187 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBBB8?: The complementary color is #BB9C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBBB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.