What color is #9BADAE?

#9BADAE 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 #9BADAE?

The RGB value is 155, 173, 174: 155 red, 173 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BADAE?

The complementary color is #AE9C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BADAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BADAE color

#9BADAE rgb(155, 173, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 67.8% green and 68.2% blue (155, 173, 174).

Its hue angle is 183°, 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#9BADAE color codes

HEX	`#9BADAE`
RGB	`rgb(155, 173, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 67.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.41, -6.03, -2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.41, 6.59, 203.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.099, 39.911, 45.838)`
Decimal	`10202542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BADAE, 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 #9BADAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BADAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #9BADAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9badae; }
.text { color: #9badae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9badae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 173 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9badae, #9ba3ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BADAE?: #9BADAE 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 #9BADAE?: The RGB value is 155, 173, 174: 155 red, 173 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BADAE?: The complementary color is #AE9C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BADAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.