What color is #9DAF9B?

#9DAF9B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DAF9B?

The RGB value is 157, 175, 155: 157 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DAF9B?

The complementary color is #AD9BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DAF9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DAF9B color

#9DAF9B rgb(157, 175, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DAF9B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 68.6% green and 60.8% blue (157, 175, 155).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#9DAF9B color codes

HEX	`#9DAF9B`
RGB	`rgb(157, 175, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 68.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.61, -10.11, 8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.61, 12.98, 141.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.15, 40.194, 36.91)`
Decimal	`10334107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DAF9B, 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 #9DAF9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DAF9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #9DAF9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9daf9b; }
.text { color: #9daf9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9daf9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 175 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9daf9b, #9bafa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9DAF9B?: #9DAF9B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DAF9B?: The RGB value is 157, 175, 155: 157 red, 175 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DAF9B?: The complementary color is #AD9BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DAF9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.