What color is #9A9EB2?

#9A9EB2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9EB2?

The RGB value is 154, 158, 178: 154 red, 158 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9EB2?

The complementary color is #B2AE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9EB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9EB2 color

#9A9EB2 rgb(154, 158, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A9EB2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 62% green and 69.8% blue (154, 158, 178).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#9A9EB2 color codes

HEX	`#9A9EB2`
RGB	`rgb(154, 158, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 62%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 13%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.39, 2.69, -10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.39, 11.16, 283.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.587, 34.538, 47.008)`
Decimal	`10133170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9EB2, 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 #9A9EB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9EB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #9A9EB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9eb2; }
.text { color: #9a9eb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9eb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 158 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9eb2, #a29ab2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A9EB2?: #9A9EB2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9EB2?: The RGB value is 154, 158, 178: 154 red, 158 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9EB2?: The complementary color is #B2AE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9EB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.