What color is #9BAEB9?

#9BAEB9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BAEB9?

The RGB value is 155, 174, 185: 155 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAEB9?

The complementary color is #B9A69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAEB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAEB9 color

#9BAEB9 rgb(155, 174, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BAEB9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 68.2% green and 72.5% blue (155, 174, 185).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#9BAEB9 color codes

HEX	`#9BAEB9`
RGB	`rgb(155, 174, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 68.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70, -4.25, -7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70, 8.92, 241.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.408, 40.743, 51.783)`
Decimal	`10202809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAEB9, 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 #9BAEB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAEB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #9BAEB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9baeb9; }
.text { color: #9baeb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9baeb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 174 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9baeb9, #9b9fb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9BAEB9?: #9BAEB9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BAEB9?: The RGB value is 155, 174, 185: 155 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAEB9?: The complementary color is #B9A69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAEB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.