Color

#9FB4A6

Light muted cool teal. Nearest reference color: Laurel green.

RGB

0–255

159

180

166

CMYK

0–100%

11.67%

7.78%

29.41%

RGB describes how #9FB4A6 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 159, green 180 and blue 166.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 11.67%, magenta 0%, yellow 7.78% and black 29.41%.

HSL values

H 140° S 12.28% L 66.47%

In the HSL color model, #9FB4A6 has a hue of 140°, 12.28% saturation and 66.47% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#9FB4A6 is a light, cool teal with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #9FB4A6 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #9FB4A6

RGB rgb(159, 180, 166)

HSL hsl(140 12.28% 66.47%)

OKLCH oklch(0.749732 0.030542 156.4093)

CSS --color: #9FB4A6;

Tints of #9FB4A6

Tints are lighter variations of #9FB4A6. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#DFF5E6 #CFE4D6 #BED4C6 #AFC4B6 #9FB4A6

Shades of #9FB4A6

Shades are darker variations of #9FB4A6. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#9FB4A6 #708477 #44564A #1C2D22 #000803

Tones of #9FB4A6

Tones reduce the chroma of #9FB4A6, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#9FB4A6 #A2B3A8 #A5B1A9 #A9B0AB #ACAFAD

Tonal range of #9FB4A6

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #9FB4A6 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#DFF5E6 #CFE4D6 #BED4C6 #AFC4B6 #9FB4A6 #708477 #44564A #1C2D22 #000803

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #DFF5E6;
    --color-200: #CFE4D6;
    --color-300: #BED4C6;
    --color-400: #AFC4B6;
    --color-500: #9FB4A6;
    --color-600: #708477;
    --color-700: #44564A;
    --color-800: #1C2D22;
    --color-900: #000803;
}

Colors that go with #9FB4A6

Color harmonies for #9FB4A6 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#9FB4A6 #BBA7B5

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#A9B29D #9FB4A6 #99B5B1

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#9FB4A6 #A8ADC2 #C0A8A1

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#9FB4A6 #B3A9BE #C0A6AB

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#9FB4A6 #9FB0C1 #BBA7B5 #BCAB9A

CSS gradients with #9FB4A6

These gradients show how #9FB4A6 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#9FB4A6 #B6C6BC #CED9D2 #E6ECE8 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9FB4A6, #B6C6BC, #CED9D2, #E6ECE8, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#9FB4A6 #6B7970 #3B443E #111412 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9FB4A6, #6B7970, #3B443E, #111412, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#9FB4A6 #AEB09A #BCAB9A #C1A7A5 #BBA7B5

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #9FB4A6, #AEB09A, #BCAB9A, #C1A7A5, #BBA7B5);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #9FB4A6. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.20:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

9.55:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.4277 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #9FB4A6 as the background.

background-color: #9FB4A6;
color: #000000;

Using #9FB4A6 in design

See how #9FB4A6 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#9FB4A6 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #9FB4A6 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#CFE4D6

#9FB4A6

#1C2D22

Colors similar to #9FB4A6

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #9FB4A6, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#B8CEBF #879B8E #8CBB9D #AEAEAE #A2B3A3 #9CB4AA #AEC0AF #90A89D

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #9FB4A6 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #B4B0A5 Deuteranopia #B0AEA7 Tritanopia #9CB4B0

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #9FB4A6 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 37.5007
Y: 42.766
Z: 42.3479

CIELAB

L*: 71.3959
a*: -9.9841
b*: 4.6933

OKLab

L: 0.749732
a: -0.027989
b: 0.012223

OKLCH

L: 0.749732
C: 0.030542
H: 156.4093°