What color is #9EC2BD?

#9EC2BD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EC2BD?

The RGB value is 158, 194, 189: 158 red, 194 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EC2BD?

The complementary color is #C29EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EC2BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EC2BD color

#9EC2BD rgb(158, 194, 189)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9EC2BD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 76.1% green and 74.1% blue (158, 194, 189).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 23% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% 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 10.91:1).

#9EC2BD color codes

HEX	`#9EC2BD`
RGB	`rgb(158, 194, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 76.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 23%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.78, -13.02, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.78, 13.11, 186.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.575, 49.525, 55.45)`
Decimal	`10404541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EC2BD, 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 #9EC2BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EC2BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #9EC2BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ec2bd; }
.text { color: #9ec2bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ec2bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 194 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ec2bd, #9eb5c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9EC2BD?: #9EC2BD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EC2BD?: The RGB value is 158, 194, 189: 158 red, 194 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EC2BD?: The complementary color is #C29EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EC2BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.