What color is #9BA3B8?

#9BA3B8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA3B8?

The RGB value is 155, 163, 184: 155 red, 163 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA3B8?

The complementary color is #B8B09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA3B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA3B8 color

#9BA3B8 rgb(155, 163, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA3B8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 63.9% green and 72.2% blue (155, 163, 184).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#9BA3B8 color codes

HEX	`#9BA3B8`
RGB	`rgb(155, 163, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 63.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 16%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.99, 1.55, -11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.99, 11.87, 277.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.264, 36.623, 50.549)`
Decimal	`10199992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA3B8, 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 #9BA3B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA3B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #9BA3B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba3b8; }
.text { color: #9ba3b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba3b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 163 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba3b8, #a19bb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA3B8?: #9BA3B8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA3B8?: The RGB value is 155, 163, 184: 155 red, 163 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA3B8?: The complementary color is #B8B09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA3B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.