What color is #9FBFA8?

#9FBFA8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FBFA8?

The RGB value is 159, 191, 168: 159 red, 191 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FBFA8?

The complementary color is #BF9FB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FBFA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FBFA8 color

#9FBFA8 rgb(159, 191, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FBFA8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 74.9% green and 65.9% blue (159, 191, 168).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 20% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#9FBFA8 color codes

HEX	`#9FBFA8`
RGB	`rgb(159, 191, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 74.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 20%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.48, -15.33, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.48, 17.31, 152.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.995, 47.459, 44.091)`
Decimal	`10469288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FBFA8, 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 #9FBFA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FBFA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #9FBFA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fbfa8; }
.text { color: #9fbfa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fbfa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 191 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fbfa8, #9fbfb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9FBFA8?: #9FBFA8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FBFA8?: The RGB value is 159, 191, 168: 159 red, 191 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FBFA8?: The complementary color is #BF9FB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FBFA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.