What color is #9FBBAE?

#9FBBAE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FBBAE?

The RGB value is 159, 187, 174: 159 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FBBAE?

The complementary color is #BB9FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FBBAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FBBAE color

#9FBBAE rgb(159, 187, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 73.3% green and 68.2% blue (159, 187, 174).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#9FBBAE color codes

HEX	`#9FBBAE`
RGB	`rgb(159, 187, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 73.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.52, -12.1, 3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.52, 12.57, 164.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.707, 45.967, 46.817)`
Decimal	`10468270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FBBAE, 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 #9FBBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FBBAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #9FBBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fbbae; }
.text { color: #9fbbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fbbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 187 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fbbae, #9fbabb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FBBAE?: #9FBBAE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FBBAE?: The RGB value is 159, 187, 174: 159 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FBBAE?: The complementary color is #BB9FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FBBAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.