What color is #9DBCB5?

#9DBCB5 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 #9DBCB5?

The RGB value is 157, 188, 181: 157 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DBCB5?

The complementary color is #BC9DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DBCB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DBCB5 color

#9DBCB5 rgb(157, 188, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DBCB5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 73.7% green and 71% blue (157, 188, 181).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#9DBCB5 color codes

HEX	`#9DBCB5`
RGB	`rgb(157, 188, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 73.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.85, -11.88, 0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.85, 11.88, 179.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.226, 46.47, 50.557)`
Decimal	`10337461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DBCB5, 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 #9DBCB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DBCB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #9DBCB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dbcb5; }
.text { color: #9dbcb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dbcb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 188 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dbcb5, #9db3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DBCB5?: #9DBCB5 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 #9DBCB5?: The RGB value is 157, 188, 181: 157 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DBCB5?: The complementary color is #BC9DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DBCB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.