What color is #9FB6AD?

#9FB6AD 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 #9FB6AD?

The RGB value is 159, 182, 173: 159 red, 182 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB6AD?

The complementary color is #B69FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB6AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB6AD color

#9FB6AD rgb(159, 182, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FB6AD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 71.4% green and 67.8% blue (159, 182, 173).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#9FB6AD color codes

HEX	`#9FB6AD`
RGB	`rgb(159, 182, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 71.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.12, -9.68, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.12, 9.86, 168.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.567, 43.843, 45.958)`
Decimal	`10466989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB6AD, 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 #9FB6AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB6AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #9FB6AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb6ad; }
.text { color: #9fb6ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb6ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 182 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb6ad, #9fb4b6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FB6AD?: #9FB6AD 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 #9FB6AD?: The RGB value is 159, 182, 173: 159 red, 182 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB6AD?: The complementary color is #B69FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB6AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.