What color is #9BA9AE?

#9BA9AE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA9AE?

The RGB value is 155, 169, 174: 155 red, 169 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA9AE?

The complementary color is #AEA09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA9AE color

#9BA9AE rgb(155, 169, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA9AE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 66.3% green and 68.2% blue (155, 169, 174).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#9BA9AE color codes

HEX	`#9BA9AE`
RGB	`rgb(155, 169, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 66.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.31, -3.87, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.31, 5.75, 227.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.344, 38.4, 45.586)`
Decimal	`10201518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA9AE, 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 #9BA9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #9BA9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba9ae; }
.text { color: #9ba9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 169 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba9ae, #9b9fae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA9AE?: #9BA9AE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Crown of Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA9AE?: The RGB value is 155, 169, 174: 155 red, 169 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA9AE?: The complementary color is #AEA09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.