What color is #9BACAC?

#9BACAC 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 #9BACAC?

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

What is the complementary color of #9BACAC?

The complementary color is #AC9B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BACAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BACAC color

#9BACAC rgb(155, 172, 172)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#9BACAC color codes

HEX	`#9BACAC`
RGB	`rgb(155, 172, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 67.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.08, -5.91, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.08, 6.24, 198.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.715, 39.452, 44.755)`
Decimal	`10202284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BACAC, 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 #9BACAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BACAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #9BACAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bacac; }
.text { color: #9bacac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bacac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 172 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bacac, #9ba3ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BACAC?: #9BACAC 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 #9BACAC?: The RGB value is 155, 172, 172: 155 red, 172 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BACAC?: The complementary color is #AC9B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BACAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.