What color is #9FBFB8?

#9FBFB8 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 #9FBFB8?

The RGB value is 159, 191, 184: 159 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FBFB8?

The complementary color is #BF9FA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FBFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FBFB8 color

#9FBFB8 rgb(159, 191, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FBFB8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 74.9% green and 72.2% blue (159, 191, 184).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 20% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#9FBFB8 color codes

HEX	`#9FBFB8`
RGB	`rgb(159, 191, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 74.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 20%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.88, -12.18, -0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.88, 12.18, 180.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.578, 48.092, 52.43)`
Decimal	`10469304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FBFB8, 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 #9FBFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FBFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #9FBFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fbfb8; }
.text { color: #9fbfb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fbfb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 191 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fbfb8, #9fb6bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FBFB8?: #9FBFB8 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 #9FBFB8?: The RGB value is 159, 191, 184: 159 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FBFB8?: The complementary color is #BF9FA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FBFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.