What color is #9EB9AA?

#9EB9AA 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 #9EB9AA?

The RGB value is 158, 185, 170: 158 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB9AA?

The complementary color is #B99EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB9AA color

#9EB9AA rgb(158, 185, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB9AA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 72.5% green and 66.7% blue (158, 185, 170).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#9EB9AA color codes

HEX	`#9EB9AA`
RGB	`rgb(158, 185, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 72.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.81, -12.18, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.81, 13, 159.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.703, 44.868, 44.644)`
Decimal	`10402218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB9AA, 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 #9EB9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #9EB9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb9aa; }
.text { color: #9eb9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 185 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb9aa, #9eb9b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EB9AA?: #9EB9AA 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 #9EB9AA?: The RGB value is 158, 185, 170: 158 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB9AA?: The complementary color is #B99EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.