What color is #9B9EAA?

#9B9EAA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9EAA?

The RGB value is 155, 158, 170: 155 red, 158 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9EAA?

The complementary color is #AAA79B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9EAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9EAA color

#9B9EAA rgb(155, 158, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B9EAA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 62% green and 66.7% blue (155, 158, 170).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Dusky Mood (#979BA8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#9B9EAA color codes

HEX	`#9B9EAA`
RGB	`rgb(155, 158, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 62%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.22, 1.33, -6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.22, 6.73, 281.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.999, 34.324, 42.909)`
Decimal	`10198698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9EAA, 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 #9B9EAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9EAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #9B9EAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9eaa; }
.text { color: #9b9eaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9eaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 158 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9eaa, #a09baa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B9EAA?: #9B9EAA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusky Mood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9EAA?: The RGB value is 155, 158, 170: 155 red, 158 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9EAA?: The complementary color is #AAA79B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9EAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.