What color is #9EBBAA?

#9EBBAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EBBAA?

The RGB value is 158, 187, 170: 158 red, 187 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBBAA?

The complementary color is #BB9EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBBAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBBAA color

#9EBBAA rgb(158, 187, 170)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 73.3% green and 66.7% blue (158, 187, 170).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#9EBBAA color codes

HEX	`#9EBBAA`
RGB	`rgb(158, 187, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 73.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.36, -13.22, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.36, 14.25, 158.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.125, 45.711, 44.784)`
Decimal	`10402730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBBAA, 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 #9EBBAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBBAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #9EBBAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebbaa; }
.text { color: #9ebbaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebbaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 187 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebbaa, #9ebbb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EBBAA?: #9EBBAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EBBAA?: The RGB value is 158, 187, 170: 158 red, 187 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBBAA?: The complementary color is #BB9EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBBAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.