What color is #9AABD8?

#9AABD8 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 #9AABD8?

The RGB value is 154, 171, 216: 154 red, 171 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AABD8?

The complementary color is #D8C79A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AABD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AABD8 color

#9AABD8 rgb(154, 171, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9AABD8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 67.1% green and 84.7% blue (154, 171, 216).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 44% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#9AABD8 color codes

HEX	`#9AABD8`
RGB	`rgb(154, 171, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 67.1%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 44%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 29%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 21%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.14, 4.26, -24.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.14, 25.06, 279.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.281, 40.952, 70.735)`
Decimal	`10136536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AABD8, 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 #9AABD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AABD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #9AABD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aabd8; }
.text { color: #9aabd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aabd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 171 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aabd8, #a89ad8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9AABD8?: #9AABD8 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 #9AABD8?: The RGB value is 154, 171, 216: 154 red, 171 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AABD8?: The complementary color is #D8C79A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AABD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.