What color is #9EB4AC?

#9EB4AC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EB4AC?

The RGB value is 158, 180, 172: 158 red, 180 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB4AC?

The complementary color is #B49EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB4AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB4AC color

#9EB4AC rgb(158, 180, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB4AC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 70.6% green and 67.5% blue (158, 180, 172).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#9EB4AC color codes

HEX	`#9EB4AC`
RGB	`rgb(158, 180, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 70.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.48, -9.16, 1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.48, 9.28, 170.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.866, 42.889, 45.305)`
Decimal	`10400940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB4AC, 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 #9EB4AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB4AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #9EB4AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb4ac; }
.text { color: #9eb4ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb4ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 180 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb4ac, #9eb1b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EB4AC?: #9EB4AC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EB4AC?: The RGB value is 158, 180, 172: 158 red, 180 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB4AC?: The complementary color is #B49EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB4AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.