What color is #9BA2A7?

#9BA2A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA2A7?

The RGB value is 155, 162, 167: 155 red, 162 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA2A7?

The complementary color is #A7A09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA2A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA2A7 color

#9BA2A7 rgb(155, 162, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA2A7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 63.5% green and 65.5% blue (155, 162, 167).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 6% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#9BA2A7 color codes

HEX	`#9BA2A7`
RGB	`rgb(155, 162, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 63.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 6%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 7%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.21, -1.49, -3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.21, 3.76, 246.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.412, 35.599, 41.663)`
Decimal	`10199719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA2A7, 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 #9BA2A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA2A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #9BA2A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba2a7; }
.text { color: #9ba2a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba2a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 162 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba2a7, #9b9ca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA2A7?: #9BA2A7 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA2A7?: The RGB value is 155, 162, 167: 155 red, 162 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA2A7?: The complementary color is #A7A09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA2A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.