What color is #9B9CB9?

#9B9CB9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9CB9?

The RGB value is 155, 156, 185: 155 red, 156 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9CB9?

The complementary color is #B9B89B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9CB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9CB9 color

#9B9CB9 rgb(155, 156, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9B9CB9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 61.2% green and 72.5% blue (155, 156, 185).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#9B9CB9 color codes

HEX	`#9B9CB9`
RGB	`rgb(155, 156, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 61.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.16, 5.67, -15.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.16, 16.12, 290.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.161, 34.248, 50.7)`
Decimal	`10198201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9CB9, 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 #9B9CB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9CB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #9B9CB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9cb9; }
.text { color: #9b9cb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9cb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 156 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9cb9, #a99bb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9B9CB9?: #9B9CB9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9CB9?: The RGB value is 155, 156, 185: 155 red, 156 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9CB9?: The complementary color is #B9B89B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9CB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.