What color is #9AADAE?

#9AADAE 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 #9AADAE?

The RGB value is 154, 173, 174: 154 red, 173 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AADAE?

The complementary color is #AE9B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AADAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AADAE color

#9AADAE rgb(154, 173, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 67.8% green and 68.2% blue (154, 173, 174).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#9AADAE color codes

HEX	`#9AADAE`
RGB	`rgb(154, 173, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 67.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.34, -6.37, -2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.34, 6.94, 203.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.908, 39.812, 45.829)`
Decimal	`10137006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AADAE, 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 #9AADAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AADAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #9AADAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aadae; }
.text { color: #9aadae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aadae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 173 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aadae, #9aa3ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AADAE?: #9AADAE 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 #9AADAE?: The RGB value is 154, 173, 174: 154 red, 173 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AADAE?: The complementary color is #AE9B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AADAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.