What color is #9FC7BF?

#9FC7BF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FC7BF?

The RGB value is 159, 199, 191: 159 red, 199 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FC7BF?

The complementary color is #C79FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FC7BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FC7BF color

#9FC7BF rgb(159, 199, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9FC7BF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 78% green and 74.9% blue (159, 199, 191).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#9FC7BF color codes

HEX	`#9FC7BF`
RGB	`rgb(159, 199, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 78%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.27, -14.87, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.27, 14.87, 181.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.123, 51.978, 56.988)`
Decimal	`10471359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FC7BF, 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 #9FC7BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FC7BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #9FC7BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fc7bf; }
.text { color: #9fc7bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fc7bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 199 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fc7bf, #9fbbc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FC7BF?: #9FC7BF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FC7BF?: The RGB value is 159, 199, 191: 159 red, 199 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FC7BF?: The complementary color is #C79FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FC7BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.