What color is #9BAAA9?

#9BAAA9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BAAA9?

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

What is the complementary color of #9BAAA9?

The complementary color is #AA9B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAAA9 color

#9BAAA9 rgb(155, 170, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BAAA9 is a light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 176°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#9BAAA9 color codes

HEX	`#9BAAA9`
RGB	`rgb(155, 170, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 66.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.45, -5.44, -1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.45, 5.59, 193.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.052, 38.582, 43.129)`
Decimal	`10201769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAAA9, 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 #9BAAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #9BAAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9baaa9; }
.text { color: #9baaa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9baaa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 170 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9baaa9, #9ba3aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BAAA9?: #9BAAA9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BAAA9?: The RGB value is 155, 170, 169: 155 red, 170 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAAA9?: The complementary color is #AA9B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.