What color is #9B9BA9?

#9B9BA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9BA9?

The RGB value is 155, 155, 169: 155 red, 155 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9BA9?

The complementary color is #A9A99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9BA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9BA9 color

#9B9BA9 rgb(155, 155, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B9BA9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 60.8% green and 66.3% blue (155, 155, 169).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#9B9BA9 color codes

HEX	`#9B9BA9`
RGB	`rgb(155, 155, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 60.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 8%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.38, 2.79, -7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.38, 7.8, 291)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.399, 33.276, 42.244)`
Decimal	`10197929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9BA9, 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 #9B9BA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9BA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #9B9BA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9ba9; }
.text { color: #9b9ba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9ba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 155 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9ba9, #a29ba9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B9BA9?: #9B9BA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9BA9?: The RGB value is 155, 155, 169: 155 red, 155 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9BA9?: The complementary color is #A9A99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9BA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.