What color is #9FB8A8?

#9FB8A8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FB8A8?

The RGB value is 159, 184, 168: 159 red, 184 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB8A8?

The complementary color is #B89FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB8A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB8A8 color

#9FB8A8 rgb(159, 184, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FB8A8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 72.2% green and 65.9% blue (159, 184, 168).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#9FB8A8 color codes

HEX	`#9FB8A8`
RGB	`rgb(159, 184, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 72.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.55, -11.7, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.55, 12.83, 155.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.505, 44.478, 43.595)`
Decimal	`10467496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB8A8, 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 #9FB8A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB8A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #9FB8A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb8a8; }
.text { color: #9fb8a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb8a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 184 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb8a8, #9fb8b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FB8A8?: #9FB8A8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FB8A8?: The RGB value is 159, 184, 168: 159 red, 184 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB8A8?: The complementary color is #B89FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB8A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.