What color is #9FBCA6?

#9FBCA6 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 #9FBCA6?

The RGB value is 159, 188, 166: 159 red, 188 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FBCA6?

The complementary color is #BC9FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FBCA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FBCA6 color

#9FBCA6 rgb(159, 188, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FBCA6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 73.7% green and 65.1% blue (159, 188, 166).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#9FBCA6 color codes

HEX	`#9FBCA6`
RGB	`rgb(159, 188, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 73.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.6, -14.16, 7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.6, 16.2, 150.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.163, 46.09, 42.902)`
Decimal	`10468518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FBCA6, 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 #9FBCA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FBCA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #9FBCA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fbca6; }
.text { color: #9fbca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fbca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 188 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fbca6, #9fbcb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9FBCA6?: #9FBCA6 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 #9FBCA6?: The RGB value is 159, 188, 166: 159 red, 188 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FBCA6?: The complementary color is #BC9FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FBCA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.