What color is #9AB1B5?

#9AB1B5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AB1B5?

The RGB value is 154, 177, 181: 154 red, 177 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AB1B5?

The complementary color is #B59E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AB1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AB1B5 color

#9AB1B5 rgb(154, 177, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AB1B5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 69.4% green and 71% blue (154, 177, 181).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#9AB1B5 color codes

HEX	`#9AB1B5`
RGB	`rgb(154, 177, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 69.4%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.63, -7.05, -4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.63, 8.48, 213.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.387, 41.65, 49.776)`
Decimal	`10138037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AB1B5, 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 #9AB1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AB1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #9AB1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ab1b5; }
.text { color: #9ab1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ab1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 177 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ab1b5, #9aa3b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AB1B5?: #9AB1B5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AB1B5?: The RGB value is 154, 177, 181: 154 red, 177 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AB1B5?: The complementary color is #B59E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AB1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.