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#9FB2A5 Color

#9FB2A5 is rgb(159, 178, 165) in RGB, hsl(139, 11%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9FB2A5
HEX#9FB2A5
RGBrgb(159, 178, 165)
HSLhsl(139, 11%, 66%)
HSVhsv(139, 11%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.028 155.8)
LABlab(70.81% -8.74 4.32)
LCHlch(70.81% 9.75 153.70)

What #9FB2A5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9FB2A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 6.07Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 6.09Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 6.96Opal#A8C3BCΔE 7.28Silver Foil#AFB1AEΔE 8.26Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.92

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#9FB2A5 Channel Values

How #9FB2A5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 159 · G 178 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 11% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 11% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9FB2A5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9FB2A5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9FB2A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9FB2A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9FB2A5
Complementary
#B29FAC
Analogous
#A2B29F
Analogous
#9FB2AE
Triadic
#A59FB2
Triadic
#B2A59F
Split comp.
#AE9FB2
Split comp.
#B29FA2

Tints & Shades of #9FB2A5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ADBDB2
#B8C6BD
#C6D2CA
#D2DBD5
#E0E6E2
#EBEFEC

Shades

#859D8D
#6D8875
#596E5F
#46584C
#323E36
#1E2520

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9FB2A5.

How #9FB2A5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9FB2A5
Protanopia#AFAFA5
Protanomaly#A9B0A5
Deuteranopia#ACACA6
Deuteranomaly#A7AEA5
Tritanopia#A1B0B0
Tritanomaly#A0B1AC
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

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Using #9FB2A5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9fb2a5: #9FB2A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9FB2A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9fb2a5': '#9FB2A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.698, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_9fb2a5">#9FB2A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#9FB2A5"

More Green Colors

#9FB2A5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#9FB2A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9FB2A5?

#9FB2A5 is a light green — rgb(159, 178, 165) in RGB and hsl(139, 11%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #9FB2A5?

#9FB2A5 is rgb(159, 178, 165) — red 159, green 178, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9FB2A5?

#9FB2A5 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9FB2A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9FB2A5 scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9FB2A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9FB2A5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 9.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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