What color is #9EB9AB?

#9EB9AB 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 #9EB9AB?

The RGB value is 158, 185, 171: 158 red, 185 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EB9AB?

The complementary color is #B99EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EB9AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EB9AB color

#9EB9AB rgb(158, 185, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EB9AB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 72.5% green and 67.1% blue (158, 185, 171).

Its hue angle is 149°, 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#9EB9AB color codes

HEX	`#9EB9AB`
RGB	`rgb(158, 185, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 72.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.83, -11.98, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.83, 12.64, 161.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.798, 44.906, 45.144)`
Decimal	`10402219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EB9AB, 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 #9EB9AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EB9AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #9EB9AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9eb9ab; }
.text { color: #9eb9ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9eb9ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 185 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9eb9ab, #9eb9b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EB9AB?: #9EB9AB 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 #9EB9AB?: The RGB value is 158, 185, 171: 158 red, 185 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EB9AB?: The complementary color is #B99EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EB9AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.