What color is #9BA1A4?

#9BA1A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA1A4?

The RGB value is 155, 161, 164: 155 red, 161 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA1A4?

The complementary color is #A49E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA1A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA1A4 color

#9BA1A4 rgb(155, 161, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA1A4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 63.1% green and 64.3% blue (155, 161, 164).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 5% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#9BA1A4 color codes

HEX	`#9BA1A4`
RGB	`rgb(155, 161, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 63.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 5%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 5%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.86, -1.54, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.86, 2.77, 236.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.962, 35.138, 40.161)`
Decimal	`10199460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA1A4, 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 #9BA1A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA1A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #9BA1A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba1a4; }
.text { color: #9ba1a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba1a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 161 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba1a4, #9b9ca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA1A4?: #9BA1A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA1A4?: The RGB value is 155, 161, 164: 155 red, 161 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA1A4?: The complementary color is #A49E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA1A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.