What color is #9BA3B9?

#9BA3B9 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 #9BA3B9?

The RGB value is 155, 163, 185: 155 red, 163 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA3B9?

The complementary color is #B9B19B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA3B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA3B9 color

#9BA3B9 rgb(155, 163, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA3B9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 63.9% green and 72.5% blue (155, 163, 185).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% 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 8.33:1).

#9BA3B9 color codes

HEX	`#9BA3B9`
RGB	`rgb(155, 163, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 63.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.03, 1.77, -12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.03, 12.41, 278.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.37, 36.665, 51.103)`
Decimal	`10199993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA3B9, 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 #9BA3B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA3B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #9BA3B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba3b9; }
.text { color: #9ba3b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba3b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 163 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba3b9, #a29bb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9BA3B9?: #9BA3B9 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 #9BA3B9?: The RGB value is 155, 163, 185: 155 red, 163 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA3B9?: The complementary color is #B9B19B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA3B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.