What color is #9AA6B1?

#9AA6B1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AA6B1?

The RGB value is 154, 166, 177: 154 red, 166 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA6B1?

The complementary color is #B1A59A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA6B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA6B1 color

#9AA6B1 rgb(154, 166, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AA6B1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 65.1% green and 69.4% blue (154, 166, 177).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#9AA6B1 color codes

HEX	`#9AA6B1`
RGB	`rgb(154, 166, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 65.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.51, -1.94, -7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.51, 7.37, 254.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.897, 37.316, 46.951)`
Decimal	`10135217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA6B1, 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 #9AA6B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA6B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #9AA6B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa6b1; }
.text { color: #9aa6b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa6b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 166 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa6b1, #9a9bb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #9AA6B1?: #9AA6B1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AA6B1?: The RGB value is 154, 166, 177: 154 red, 166 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA6B1?: The complementary color is #B1A59A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA6B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.