What color is #9DBBB1?

#9DBBB1 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DBBB1?

The RGB value is 157, 187, 177: 157 red, 187 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DBBB1?

The complementary color is #BB9DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DBBB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DBBB1 color

#9DBBB1 rgb(157, 187, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DBBB1 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 73.3% green and 69.4% blue (157, 187, 177).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#9DBBB1 color codes

HEX	`#9DBBB1`
RGB	`rgb(157, 187, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 73.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.47, -12.17, 1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.47, 12.29, 172.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.609, 45.882, 48.356)`
Decimal	`10337201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DBBB1, 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 #9DBBB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DBBB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #9DBBB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dbbb1; }
.text { color: #9dbbb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dbbb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 187 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dbbb1, #9db6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DBBB1?: #9DBBB1 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DBBB1?: The RGB value is 157, 187, 177: 157 red, 187 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DBBB1?: The complementary color is #BB9DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DBBB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.