What color is #9AAEBF?

#9AAEBF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AAEBF?

The RGB value is 154, 174, 191: 154 red, 174 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AAEBF?

The complementary color is #BFAB9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AAEBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AAEBF color

#9AAEBF rgb(154, 174, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 68.2% green and 74.9% blue (154, 174, 191).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#9AAEBF color codes

HEX	`#9AAEBF`
RGB	`rgb(154, 174, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 68.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 9%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.11, -3.25, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.11, 11.46, 253.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.864, 40.903, 55.18)`
Decimal	`10137279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AAEBF, 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 #9AAEBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AAEBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #9AAEBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aaebf; }
.text { color: #9aaebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aaebf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 174 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aaebf, #9a9cbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9AAEBF?: #9AAEBF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AAEBF?: The RGB value is 154, 174, 191: 154 red, 174 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AAEBF?: The complementary color is #BFAB9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AAEBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.