What color is #9FBBA2?

#9FBBA2 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 #9FBBA2?

The RGB value is 159, 187, 162: 159 red, 187 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FBBA2?

The complementary color is #BB9FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FBBA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FBBA2 color

#9FBBA2 rgb(159, 187, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FBBA2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 73.3% green and 63.5% blue (159, 187, 162).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#9FBBA2 color codes

HEX	`#9FBBA2`
RGB	`rgb(159, 187, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 73.3%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 13%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.23, -14.39, 9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.23, 17.25, 146.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.588, 45.519, 40.928)`
Decimal	`10468258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FBBA2, 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 #9FBBA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FBBA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #9FBBA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fbba2; }
.text { color: #9fbba2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fbba2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 187 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fbba2, #9fbbb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9FBBA2?: #9FBBA2 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 #9FBBA2?: The RGB value is 159, 187, 162: 159 red, 187 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FBBA2?: The complementary color is #BB9FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FBBA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.