What color is #9A9DB5?

#9A9DB5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9DB5?

The RGB value is 154, 157, 181: 154 red, 157 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9DB5?

The complementary color is #B5B29A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9DB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9DB5 color

#9A9DB5 rgb(154, 157, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9A9DB5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 61.6% green and 71% blue (154, 157, 181).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#9A9DB5 color codes

HEX	`#9A9DB5`
RGB	`rgb(154, 157, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 61.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.22, 3.9, -12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.22, 13.35, 286.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.722, 34.32, 48.555)`
Decimal	`10132917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9DB5, 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 #9A9DB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9DB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #9A9DB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9db5; }
.text { color: #9a9db5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9db5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 157 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9db5, #a49ab5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A9DB5?: #9A9DB5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9DB5?: The RGB value is 154, 157, 181: 154 red, 157 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9DB5?: The complementary color is #B5B29A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9DB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.