What color is #9BA9AA?

#9BA9AA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA9AA?

The RGB value is 155, 169, 170: 155 red, 169 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA9AA?

The complementary color is #AA9C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA9AA color

#9BA9AA rgb(155, 169, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA9AA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 66.3% green and 66.7% blue (155, 169, 170).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#9BA9AA color codes

HEX	`#9BA9AA`
RGB	`rgb(155, 169, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 66.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.2, -4.69, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.2, 5.18, 205.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.96, 38.246, 43.563)`
Decimal	`10201514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA9AA, 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 #9BA9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #9BA9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba9aa; }
.text { color: #9ba9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 169 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba9aa, #9ba2aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA9AA?: #9BA9AA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA9AA?: The RGB value is 155, 169, 170: 155 red, 169 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA9AA?: The complementary color is #AA9C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.