What color is #9AACAF?

#9AACAF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AACAF?

The RGB value is 154, 172, 175: 154 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AACAF?

The complementary color is #AF9D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AACAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AACAF color

#9AACAF rgb(154, 172, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AACAF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 67.5% green and 68.6% blue (154, 172, 175).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#9AACAF color codes

HEX	`#9AACAF`
RGB	`rgb(154, 172, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 67.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 12%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.09, -5.62, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.09, 6.72, 213.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.815, 39.47, 46.281)`
Decimal	`10136751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AACAF, 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 #9AACAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AACAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #9AACAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aacaf; }
.text { color: #9aacaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aacaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 172 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aacaf, #9aa1af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AACAF?: #9AACAF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AACAF?: The RGB value is 154, 172, 175: 154 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AACAF?: The complementary color is #AF9D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AACAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.