What color is #9B9BB2?

#9B9BB2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9BB2?

The RGB value is 155, 155, 178: 155 red, 155 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9BB2?

The complementary color is #B2B29B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9BB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9BB2 color

#9B9BB2 rgb(155, 155, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B9BB2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 60.8% green and 69.8% blue (155, 155, 178).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#9B9BB2 color codes

HEX	`#9B9BB2`
RGB	`rgb(155, 155, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 60.8%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 13%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, 4.7, -11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 12.8, 291.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.273, 33.625, 46.848)`
Decimal	`10197938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9BB2, 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 #9B9BB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9BB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #9B9BB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9bb2; }
.text { color: #9b9bb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9bb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 155 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9bb2, #a69bb2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B9BB2?: #9B9BB2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9BB2?: The RGB value is 155, 155, 178: 155 red, 155 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9BB2?: The complementary color is #B2B29B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9BB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.