What color is #9AB5BC?

#9AB5BC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AB5BC?

The RGB value is 154, 181, 188: 154 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AB5BC?

The complementary color is #BCA19A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AB5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AB5BC color

#9AB5BC rgb(154, 181, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AB5BC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 71% green and 73.7% blue (154, 181, 188).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#9AB5BC color codes

HEX	`#9AB5BC`
RGB	`rgb(154, 181, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 71%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.93, -7.68, -6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.93, 10.15, 220.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.925, 43.548, 53.922)`
Decimal	`10139068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AB5BC, 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 #9AB5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AB5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #9AB5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ab5bc; }
.text { color: #9ab5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ab5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 181 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ab5bc, #9aa4bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AB5BC?: #9AB5BC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AB5BC?: The RGB value is 154, 181, 188: 154 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AB5BC?: The complementary color is #BCA19A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AB5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.