What color is #9FC2BA?

#9FC2BA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FC2BA?

The RGB value is 159, 194, 186: 159 red, 194 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FC2BA?

The complementary color is #C29FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FC2BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FC2BA color

#9FC2BA rgb(159, 194, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9FC2BA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 76.1% green and 72.9% blue (159, 194, 186).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#9FC2BA color codes

HEX	`#9FC2BA`
RGB	`rgb(159, 194, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 76.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.76, -13.32, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.76, 13.32, 179.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.45, 49.498, 53.762)`
Decimal	`10470074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FC2BA, 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 #9FC2BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FC2BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #9FC2BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fc2ba; }
.text { color: #9fc2ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fc2ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 194 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fc2ba, #9fb9c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FC2BA?: #9FC2BA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FC2BA?: The RGB value is 159, 194, 186: 159 red, 194 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FC2BA?: The complementary color is #C29FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FC2BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.