What color is #9BA3AA?

#9BA3AA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA3AA?

The RGB value is 155, 163, 170: 155 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA3AA?

The complementary color is #AAA29B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA3AA color

#9BA3AA rgb(155, 163, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA3AA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 63.9% green and 66.7% blue (155, 163, 170).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Happy Cement (#979EA1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#9BA3AA color codes

HEX	`#9BA3AA`
RGB	`rgb(155, 163, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 63.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.57, -1.42, -4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.57, 4.82, 252.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.869, 36.065, 43.199)`
Decimal	`10199978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA3AA, 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 #9BA3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #9BA3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba3aa; }
.text { color: #9ba3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 163 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba3aa, #9b9baa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA3AA?: #9BA3AA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Happy Cement. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA3AA?: The RGB value is 155, 163, 170: 155 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA3AA?: The complementary color is #AAA29B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.