What color is #9EBBB3?

#9EBBB3 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 #9EBBB3?

The RGB value is 158, 187, 179: 158 red, 187 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBBB3?

The complementary color is #BB9EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBBB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBBB3 color

#9EBBB3 rgb(158, 187, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EBBB3 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 73.3% green and 70.2% blue (158, 187, 179).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#9EBBB3 color codes

HEX	`#9EBBB3`
RGB	`rgb(158, 187, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 73.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.59, -11.44, 0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.59, 11.46, 176.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.005, 46.063, 49.422)`
Decimal	`10402739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBBB3, 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 #9EBBB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBBB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #9EBBB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebbb3; }
.text { color: #9ebbb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebbb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 187 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebbb3, #9eb4bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EBBB3?: #9EBBB3 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 #9EBBB3?: The RGB value is 158, 187, 179: 158 red, 187 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBBB3?: The complementary color is #BB9EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBBB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.