What color is #9DB8AE?

#9DB8AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DB8AE?

The RGB value is 157, 184, 174: 157 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DB8AE?

The complementary color is #B89DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DB8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DB8AE color

#9DB8AE rgb(157, 184, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DB8AE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 72.2% green and 68.2% blue (157, 184, 174).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#9DB8AE color codes

HEX	`#9DB8AE`
RGB	`rgb(157, 184, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 72.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.56, -11.21, 1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.56, 11.38, 169.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.683, 44.504, 46.588)`
Decimal	`10336430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DB8AE, 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 #9DB8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DB8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #9DB8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9db8ae; }
.text { color: #9db8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9db8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 184 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9db8ae, #9db4b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DB8AE?: #9DB8AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DB8AE?: The RGB value is 157, 184, 174: 157 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DB8AE?: The complementary color is #B89DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DB8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.