What color is #9EB2AC?

#9EB2AC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB2AC?

The RGB value is 158, 178, 172: 158 red, 178 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB2AC?

The complementary color is #B29EA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB2AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB2AC color

#9EB2AC rgb(158, 178, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB2AC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 69.8% green and 67.5% blue (158, 178, 172).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 11% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#9EB2AC color codes

HEX	`#9EB2AC`
RGB	`rgb(158, 178, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 69.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 11%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 11%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.93, -8.1, 0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.93, 8.13, 174.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.466, 42.088, 45.172)`
Decimal	`10400428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB2AC, 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 #9EB2AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB2AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #9EB2AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb2ac; }
.text { color: #9eb2ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb2ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 178 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb2ac, #9eaeb2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EB2AC?: #9EB2AC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB2AC?: The RGB value is 158, 178, 172: 158 red, 178 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB2AC?: The complementary color is #B29EA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB2AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.