What color is #9BB1BF?

#9BB1BF 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 #9BB1BF?

The RGB value is 155, 177, 191: 155 red, 177 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB1BF?

The complementary color is #BFA99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB1BF color

#9BB1BF rgb(155, 177, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BB1BF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 69.4% green and 74.9% blue (155, 177, 191).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% 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 9.43:1).

#9BB1BF color codes

HEX	`#9BB1BF`
RGB	`rgb(155, 177, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 69.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.99, -4.56, -9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.99, 10.69, 244.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.641, 42.173, 55.385)`
Decimal	`10203583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB1BF, 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 #9BB1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #9BB1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb1bf; }
.text { color: #9bb1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 177 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb1bf, #9b9fbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BB1BF?: #9BB1BF 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 #9BB1BF?: The RGB value is 155, 177, 191: 155 red, 177 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB1BF?: The complementary color is #BFA99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.