What color is #9FC1AB?

#9FC1AB 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 #9FC1AB?

The RGB value is 159, 193, 171: 159 red, 193 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FC1AB?

The complementary color is #C19FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FC1AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FC1AB color

#9FC1AB rgb(159, 193, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FC1AB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 75.7% green and 67.1% blue (159, 193, 171).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#9FC1AB color codes

HEX	`#9FC1AB`
RGB	`rgb(159, 193, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 75.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.11, -15.79, 7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.11, 17.4, 155.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.717, 48.45, 45.727)`
Decimal	`10469803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FC1AB, 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 #9FC1AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FC1AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #9FC1AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fc1ab; }
.text { color: #9fc1ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fc1ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 193 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fc1ab, #9fc1bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9FC1AB?: #9FC1AB 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 #9FC1AB?: The RGB value is 159, 193, 171: 159 red, 193 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FC1AB?: The complementary color is #C19FB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FC1AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.