What color is #9BA0B5?

#9BA0B5 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 #9BA0B5?

The RGB value is 155, 160, 181: 155 red, 160 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA0B5?

The complementary color is #B5B09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA0B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA0B5 color

#9BA0B5 rgb(155, 160, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA0B5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 62.7% green and 71% blue (155, 160, 181).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#9BA0B5 color codes

HEX	`#9BA0B5`
RGB	`rgb(155, 160, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 62.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.09, 2.56, -11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.09, 11.73, 282.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.427, 35.446, 48.735)`
Decimal	`10199221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA0B5, 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 #9BA0B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA0B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #9BA0B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba0b5; }
.text { color: #9ba0b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba0b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 160 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba0b5, #a39bb5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BA0B5?: #9BA0B5 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 #9BA0B5?: The RGB value is 155, 160, 181: 155 red, 160 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA0B5?: The complementary color is #B5B09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA0B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.