What color is #9CBCB6?

#9CBCB6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CBCB6?

The RGB value is 156, 188, 182: 156 red, 188 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBCB6?

The complementary color is #BC9CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBCB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBCB6 color

#9CBCB6 rgb(156, 188, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CBCB6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 73.7% green and 71.4% blue (156, 188, 182).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#9CBCB6 color codes

HEX	`#9CBCB6`
RGB	`rgb(156, 188, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 73.7%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.81, -12, -0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.81, 12.02, 182.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.135, 46.411, 51.09)`
Decimal	`10271926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBCB6, 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 #9CBCB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBCB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #9CBCB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbcb6; }
.text { color: #9cbcb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbcb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 188 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbcb6, #9cb2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CBCB6?: #9CBCB6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CBCB6?: The RGB value is 156, 188, 182: 156 red, 188 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBCB6?: The complementary color is #BC9CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBCB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.