What color is #9AB2B1?

#9AB2B1 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 #9AB2B1?

The RGB value is 154, 178, 177: 154 red, 178 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AB2B1?

The complementary color is #B29A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AB2B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AB2B1 color

#9AB2B1 rgb(154, 178, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AB2B1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 69.8% green and 69.4% blue (154, 178, 177).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#9AB2B1 color codes

HEX	`#9AB2B1`
RGB	`rgb(154, 178, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 69.8%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 13%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.79, -8.42, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.79, 8.72, 195.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.181, 41.884, 47.712)`
Decimal	`10138289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AB2B1, 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 #9AB2B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AB2B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #9AB2B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ab2b1; }
.text { color: #9ab2b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ab2b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 178 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ab2b1, #9aa7b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AB2B1?: #9AB2B1 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 #9AB2B1?: The RGB value is 154, 178, 177: 154 red, 178 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AB2B1?: The complementary color is #B29A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AB2B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.