What color is #9BACAE?

#9BACAE 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 #9BACAE?

The RGB value is 155, 172, 174: 155 red, 172 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BACAE?

The complementary color is #AE9D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BACAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BACAE color

#9BACAE rgb(155, 172, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 67.5% green and 68.2% blue (155, 172, 174).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#9BACAE color codes

HEX	`#9BACAE`
RGB	`rgb(155, 172, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 67.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.13, -5.5, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.13, 6.28, 208.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.908, 39.529, 45.774)`
Decimal	`10202286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BACAE, 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 #9BACAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BACAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #9BACAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bacae; }
.text { color: #9bacae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bacae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 172 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bacae, #9ba3ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BACAE?: #9BACAE 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 #9BACAE?: The RGB value is 155, 172, 174: 155 red, 172 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BACAE?: The complementary color is #AE9D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BACAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.