What color is #9BAAAC?

#9BAAAC 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 #9BAAAC?

The RGB value is 155, 170, 172: 155 red, 170 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAAAC?

The complementary color is #AC9D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAAAC color

#9BAAAC rgb(155, 170, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 66.7% green and 67.5% blue (155, 170, 172).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Ash (#A1A9A9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#9BAAAC color codes

HEX	`#9BAAAC`
RGB	`rgb(155, 170, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 66.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.53, -4.83, -2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.53, 5.59, 210.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.337, 38.696, 44.629)`
Decimal	`10201772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAAAC, 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 #9BAAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #9BAAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9baaac; }
.text { color: #9baaac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9baaac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 170 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9baaac, #9ba1ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BAAAC?: #9BAAAC 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 #9BAAAC?: The RGB value is 155, 170, 172: 155 red, 170 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAAAC?: The complementary color is #AC9D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.