What color is #9DAEA3?

#9DAEA3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DAEA3?

The RGB value is 157, 174, 163: 157 red, 174 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DAEA3?

The complementary color is #AE9DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DAEA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DAEA3 color

#9DAEA3 rgb(157, 174, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DAEA3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 68.2% green and 63.9% blue (157, 174, 163).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#9DAEA3 color codes

HEX	`#9DAEA3`
RGB	`rgb(157, 174, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 68.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.53, -8.07, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.53, 8.85, 155.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.65, 40.084, 40.502)`
Decimal	`10333859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DAEA3, 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 #9DAEA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DAEA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #9DAEA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9daea3; }
.text { color: #9daea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9daea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 174 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9daea3, #9daeab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DAEA3?: #9DAEA3 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DAEA3?: The RGB value is 157, 174, 163: 157 red, 174 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DAEA3?: The complementary color is #AE9DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DAEA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.