What color is #9EC1BD?

#9EC1BD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EC1BD?

The RGB value is 158, 193, 189: 158 red, 193 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EC1BD?

The complementary color is #C19EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EC1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EC1BD color

#9EC1BD rgb(158, 193, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9EC1BD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 75.7% green and 74.1% blue (158, 193, 189).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#9EC1BD color codes

HEX	`#9EC1BD`
RGB	`rgb(158, 193, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 75.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.5, -12.5, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.5, 12.64, 188.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.353, 49.082, 55.376)`
Decimal	`10404285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EC1BD, 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 #9EC1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EC1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #9EC1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ec1bd; }
.text { color: #9ec1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ec1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 193 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ec1bd, #9eb4c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EC1BD?: #9EC1BD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EC1BD?: The RGB value is 158, 193, 189: 158 red, 193 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EC1BD?: The complementary color is #C19EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EC1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.