What color is #9DAEA9?

#9DAEA9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DAEA9?

The RGB value is 157, 174, 169: 157 red, 174 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DAEA9?

The complementary color is #AE9DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DAEA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DAEA9 color

#9DAEA9 rgb(157, 174, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DAEA9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 68.2% green and 66.3% blue (157, 174, 169).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#9DAEA9 color codes

HEX	`#9DAEA9`
RGB	`rgb(157, 174, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 68.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.69, -6.9, 0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.69, 6.92, 175.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.201, 40.304, 43.401)`
Decimal	`10333865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DAEA9, 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 #9DAEA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DAEA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #9DAEA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9daea9; }
.text { color: #9daea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9daea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 174 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9daea9, #9dabae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DAEA9?: #9DAEA9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DAEA9?: The RGB value is 157, 174, 169: 157 red, 174 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DAEA9?: The complementary color is #AE9DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DAEA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.