What color is #9FB8A2?

#9FB8A2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FB8A2?

The RGB value is 159, 184, 162: 159 red, 184 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB8A2?

The complementary color is #B89FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB8A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB8A2 color

#9FB8A2 rgb(159, 184, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FB8A2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 72.2% green and 63.5% blue (159, 184, 162).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#9FB8A2 color codes

HEX	`#9FB8A2`
RGB	`rgb(159, 184, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 72.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.4, -12.83, 8.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.4, 15.3, 147.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.959, 44.26, 40.719)`
Decimal	`10467490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB8A2, 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 #9FB8A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB8A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #9FB8A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb8a2; }
.text { color: #9fb8a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb8a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 184 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb8a2, #9fb8af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9FB8A2?: #9FB8A2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FB8A2?: The RGB value is 159, 184, 162: 159 red, 184 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB8A2?: The complementary color is #B89FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB8A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.