What color is #9BA9BC?

#9BA9BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA9BC?

The RGB value is 155, 169, 188: 155 red, 169 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA9BC?

The complementary color is #BCAE9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA9BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA9BC color

#9BA9BC rgb(155, 169, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA9BC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 66.3% green and 73.7% blue (155, 169, 188).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#9BA9BC color codes

HEX	`#9BA9BC`
RGB	`rgb(155, 169, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 66.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 10%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.73, -0.87, -11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.73, 11.42, 265.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.78, 38.975, 53.152)`
Decimal	`10201532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA9BC, 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 #9BA9BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA9BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #9BA9BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba9bc; }
.text { color: #9ba9bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba9bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 169 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba9bc, #9e9bbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BA9BC?: #9BA9BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA9BC?: The RGB value is 155, 169, 188: 155 red, 169 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA9BC?: The complementary color is #BCAE9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA9BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.