What color is #9BA9B7?

#9BA9B7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA9B7?

The RGB value is 155, 169, 183: 155 red, 169 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA9B7?

The complementary color is #B7A99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA9B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA9B7 color

#9BA9B7 rgb(155, 169, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA9B7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 66.3% green and 71.8% blue (155, 169, 183).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#9BA9B7 color codes

HEX	`#9BA9B7`
RGB	`rgb(155, 169, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 66.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 8%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.58, -1.96, -8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.58, 9.06, 257.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.251, 38.763, 50.363)`
Decimal	`10201527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA9B7, 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 #9BA9B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA9B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #9BA9B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba9b7; }
.text { color: #9ba9b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba9b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 169 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba9b7, #9b9bb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BA9B7?: #9BA9B7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA9B7?: The RGB value is 155, 169, 183: 155 red, 169 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA9B7?: The complementary color is #B7A99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA9B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.