What color is #9EBCB9?

#9EBCB9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EBCB9?

The RGB value is 158, 188, 185: 158 red, 188 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EBCB9?

The complementary color is #BC9EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EBCB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EBCB9 color

#9EBCB9 rgb(158, 188, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EBCB9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 73.7% green and 72.5% blue (158, 188, 185).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#9EBCB9 color codes

HEX	`#9EBCB9`
RGB	`rgb(158, 188, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 73.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.02, -10.73, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.02, 10.89, 189.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.838, 46.737, 52.759)`
Decimal	`10403001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EBCB9, 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 #9EBCB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EBCB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #9EBCB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ebcb9; }
.text { color: #9ebcb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ebcb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 188 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ebcb9, #9eb0bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EBCB9?: #9EBCB9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EBCB9?: The RGB value is 158, 188, 185: 158 red, 188 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EBCB9?: The complementary color is #BC9EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EBCB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.