What color is #9AB4B2?

#9AB4B2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AB4B2?

The RGB value is 154, 180, 178: 154 red, 180 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AB4B2?

The complementary color is #B49A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AB4B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AB4B2 color

#9AB4B2 rgb(154, 180, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AB4B2 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 70.6% green and 69.8% blue (154, 180, 178).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#9AB4B2 color codes

HEX	`#9AB4B2`
RGB	`rgb(154, 180, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 70.6%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.37, -9.28, -1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.37, 9.49, 192)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.682, 42.726, 48.372)`
Decimal	`10138802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AB4B2, 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 #9AB4B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AB4B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #9AB4B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ab4b2; }
.text { color: #9ab4b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ab4b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 180 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ab4b2, #9aa9b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AB4B2?: #9AB4B2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AB4B2?: The RGB value is 154, 180, 178: 154 red, 180 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AB4B2?: The complementary color is #B49A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AB4B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.