What color is #9BA8A5?

#9BA8A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA8A5?

The RGB value is 155, 168, 165: 155 red, 168 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA8A5?

The complementary color is #A89B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA8A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA8A5 color

#9BA8A5 rgb(155, 168, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA8A5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 65.9% green and 64.7% blue (155, 168, 165).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 7% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#9BA8A5 color codes

HEX	`#9BA8A5`
RGB	`rgb(155, 168, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 65.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 7%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 8%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 2%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.79, -5.16, -0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.79, 5.16, 180.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.31, 37.69, 41.057)`
Decimal	`10201253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA8A5, 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 #9BA8A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA8A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #9BA8A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba8a5; }
.text { color: #9ba8a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba8a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 168 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba8a5, #9ba4a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA8A5?: #9BA8A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA8A5?: The RGB value is 155, 168, 165: 155 red, 168 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA8A5?: The complementary color is #A89B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA8A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.