What color is #9FBEBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #9FBEBA?

The RGB value is 159, 190, 186: 159 red, 190 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FBEBA?

The complementary color is #BE9FA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FBEBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FBEBA color

#9FBEBA rgb(159, 190, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 74.5% green and 72.9% blue (159, 190, 186).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#9FBEBA color codes

HEX	`#9FBEBA`
RGB	`rgb(159, 190, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 74.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.66, -11.24, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.66, 11.34, 187.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.572, 47.742, 53.47)`
Decimal	`10469050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FBEBA, 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 #9FBEBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FBEBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #9FBEBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fbeba; }
.text { color: #9fbeba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fbeba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 190 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fbeba, #9fb3be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FBEBA?: #9FBEBA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FBEBA?: The RGB value is 159, 190, 186: 159 red, 190 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FBEBA?: The complementary color is #BE9FA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FBEBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.