What color is #9FC4BE?

#9FC4BE 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 #9FC4BE?

The RGB value is 159, 196, 190: 159 red, 196 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FC4BE?

The complementary color is #C49FA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FC4BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FC4BE color

#9FC4BE rgb(159, 196, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9FC4BE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 76.9% green and 74.5% blue (159, 196, 190).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 24% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#9FC4BE color codes

HEX	`#9FC4BE`
RGB	`rgb(159, 196, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 76.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 24%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.42, -13.53, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.42, 13.57, 184.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.33, 50.567, 56.183)`
Decimal	`10470590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FC4BE, 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 #9FC4BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FC4BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #9FC4BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fc4be; }
.text { color: #9fc4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fc4be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 196 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fc4be, #9fb8c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9FC4BE?: #9FC4BE 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 #9FC4BE?: The RGB value is 159, 196, 190: 159 red, 196 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FC4BE?: The complementary color is #C49FA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FC4BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.