What color is #9FBDAC?

#9FBDAC 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 #9FBDAC?

The RGB value is 159, 189, 172: 159 red, 189 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FBDAC?

The complementary color is #BD9FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FBDAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FBDAC color

#9FBDAC rgb(159, 189, 172)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 74.1% green and 67.5% blue (159, 189, 172).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#9FBDAC color codes

HEX	`#9FBDAC`
RGB	`rgb(159, 189, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 74.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.03, -13.53, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.03, 14.5, 158.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.94, 46.744, 45.94)`
Decimal	`10468780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FBDAC, 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 #9FBDAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FBDAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #9FBDAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fbdac; }
.text { color: #9fbdac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fbdac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 189 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fbdac, #9fbdbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FBDAC?: #9FBDAC 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 #9FBDAC?: The RGB value is 159, 189, 172: 159 red, 189 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FBDAC?: The complementary color is #BD9FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FBDAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.