What color is #9AAACF?

#9AAACF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AAACF?

The RGB value is 154, 170, 207: 154 red, 170 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AAACF?

The complementary color is #CFBF9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AAACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AAACF color

#9AAACF rgb(154, 170, 207)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 66.7% green and 81.2% blue (154, 170, 207).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 36% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#9AAACF color codes

HEX	`#9AAACF`
RGB	`rgb(154, 170, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 66.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 36%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 26%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 18%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.56, 2.64, -20.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.56, 20.81, 277.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.961, 40.123, 64.711)`
Decimal	`10136271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AAACF, 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 #9AAACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AAACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #9AAACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aaacf; }
.text { color: #9aaacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aaacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 170 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aaacf, #a49acf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9AAACF?: #9AAACF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AAACF?: The RGB value is 154, 170, 207: 154 red, 170 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AAACF?: The complementary color is #CFBF9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AAACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.