What color is #9BA5BD?

#9BA5BD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA5BD?

The RGB value is 155, 165, 189: 155 red, 165 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA5BD?

The complementary color is #BDB39B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA5BD color

#9BA5BD rgb(155, 165, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9BA5BD is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 64.7% green and 74.1% blue (155, 165, 189).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#9BA5BD color codes

HEX	`#9BA5BD`
RGB	`rgb(155, 165, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 64.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.69, 1.55, -13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.69, 13.59, 276.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.156, 37.552, 53.478)`
Decimal	`10200509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA5BD, 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 #9BA5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #9BA5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba5bd; }
.text { color: #9ba5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 165 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba5bd, #a29bbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA5BD?: #9BA5BD is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA5BD?: The RGB value is 155, 165, 189: 155 red, 165 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA5BD?: The complementary color is #BDB39B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.