What color is #9DBAB6?

#9DBAB6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DBAB6?

The RGB value is 157, 186, 182: 157 red, 186 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DBAB6?

The complementary color is #BA9DA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DBAB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DBAB6 color

#9DBAB6 rgb(157, 186, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DBAB6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 72.9% green and 71.4% blue (157, 186, 182).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#9DBAB6 color codes

HEX	`#9DBAB6`
RGB	`rgb(157, 186, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 72.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.33, -10.63, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.33, 10.7, 186.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.905, 45.662, 50.958)`
Decimal	`10336950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DBAB6, 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 #9DBAB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DBAB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #9DBAB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dbab6; }
.text { color: #9dbab6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dbab6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 186 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dbab6, #9dafba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DBAB6?: #9DBAB6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DBAB6?: The RGB value is 157, 186, 182: 157 red, 186 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DBAB6?: The complementary color is #BA9DA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DBAB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.