What color is #9CBFB3?

#9CBFB3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CBFB3?

The RGB value is 156, 191, 179: 156 red, 191 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CBFB3?

The complementary color is #BF9CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CBFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CBFB3 color

#9CBFB3 rgb(156, 191, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CBFB3 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 74.9% green and 70.2% blue (156, 191, 179).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#9CBFB3 color codes

HEX	`#9CBFB3`
RGB	`rgb(156, 191, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 74.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.56, -14.18, 2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.56, 14.34, 171.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.476, 47.583, 49.691)`
Decimal	`10272691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CBFB3, 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 #9CBFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CBFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #9CBFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cbfb3; }
.text { color: #9cbfb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cbfb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 191 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cbfb3, #9cbabf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CBFB3?: #9CBFB3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CBFB3?: The RGB value is 156, 191, 179: 156 red, 191 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CBFB3?: The complementary color is #BF9CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CBFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.