What color is #9EB1A2?

#9EB1A2 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 #9EB1A2?

The RGB value is 158, 177, 162: 158 red, 177 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB1A2?

The complementary color is #B19EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB1A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB1A2 color

#9EB1A2 rgb(158, 177, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB1A2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 69.4% green and 63.5% blue (158, 177, 162).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 11% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#9EB1A2 color codes

HEX	`#9EB1A2`
RGB	`rgb(158, 177, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 69.4%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 11%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.4, -9.51, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.4, 10.96, 150.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.343, 41.322, 40.237)`
Decimal	`10400162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB1A2, 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 #9EB1A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB1A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #9EB1A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb1a2; }
.text { color: #9eb1a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb1a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 177 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb1a2, #9eb1ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EB1A2?: #9EB1A2 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 #9EB1A2?: The RGB value is 158, 177, 162: 158 red, 177 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB1A2?: The complementary color is #B19EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB1A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.