What color is #9B9CAB?

#9B9CAB 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 #9B9CAB?

The RGB value is 155, 156, 171: 155 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9CAB?

The complementary color is #ABAA9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9CAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9CAB color

#9B9CAB rgb(155, 156, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B9CAB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 61.2% green and 67.1% blue (155, 156, 171).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#9B9CAB color codes

HEX	`#9B9CAB`
RGB	`rgb(155, 156, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 61.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.71, 2.65, -7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.71, 8.35, 288.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.755, 33.686, 43.296)`
Decimal	`10198187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9CAB, 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 #9B9CAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9CAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #9B9CAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9cab; }
.text { color: #9b9cab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9cab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 156 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9cab, #a29bab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B9CAB?: #9B9CAB 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 #9B9CAB?: The RGB value is 155, 156, 171: 155 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9CAB?: The complementary color is #ABAA9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9CAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.