What color is #9AA3C7?

#9AA3C7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AA3C7?

The RGB value is 154, 163, 199: 154 red, 163 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA3C7?

The complementary color is #C7BE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA3C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA3C7 color

#9AA3C7 rgb(154, 163, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9AA3C7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 63.9% green and 78% blue (154, 163, 199).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#9AA3C7 color codes

HEX	`#9AA3C7`
RGB	`rgb(154, 163, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 63.9%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 18%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.42, 4.63, -19.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.42, 20.02, 283.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.73, 37.187, 59.264)`
Decimal	`10134471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA3C7, 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 #9AA3C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA3C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #9AA3C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa3c7; }
.text { color: #9aa3c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa3c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 163 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa3c7, #a79ac7); }

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Questions

What color is #9AA3C7?: #9AA3C7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AA3C7?: The RGB value is 154, 163, 199: 154 red, 163 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA3C7?: The complementary color is #C7BE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA3C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.