What color is #9FCBAB?

#9FCBAB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FCBAB?

The RGB value is 159, 203, 171: 159 red, 203 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FCBAB?

The complementary color is #CB9FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FCBAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FCBAB color

#9FCBAB rgb(159, 203, 171)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 79.6% green and 67.1% blue (159, 203, 171).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 30% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#9FCBAB color codes

HEX	`#9FCBAB`
RGB	`rgb(159, 203, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 79.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 30%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.89, -20.84, 11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.89, 23.7, 151.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.003, 53.022, 46.489)`
Decimal	`10472363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FCBAB, 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 #9FCBAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FCBAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #9FCBAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fcbab; }
.text { color: #9fcbab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fcbab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 203 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fcbab, #9fcbc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9FCBAB?: #9FCBAB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FCBAB?: The RGB value is 159, 203, 171: 159 red, 203 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FCBAB?: The complementary color is #CB9FBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FCBAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.