What color is #9A9EB3?

#9A9EB3 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 #9A9EB3?

The RGB value is 154, 158, 179: 154 red, 158 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9EB3?

The complementary color is #B3AF9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9EB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9EB3 color

#9A9EB3 rgb(154, 158, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A9EB3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 62% green and 70.2% blue (154, 158, 179).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#9A9EB3 color codes

HEX	`#9A9EB3`
RGB	`rgb(154, 158, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 62%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 14%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.42, 2.9, -11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.42, 11.71, 284.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.688, 34.578, 47.538)`
Decimal	`10133171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9EB3, 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 #9A9EB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9EB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #9A9EB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9eb3; }
.text { color: #9a9eb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9eb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 158 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9eb3, #a29ab3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A9EB3?: #9A9EB3 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 #9A9EB3?: The RGB value is 154, 158, 179: 154 red, 158 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9EB3?: The complementary color is #B3AF9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9EB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.