What color is #9BB1C7?

#9BB1C7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BB1C7?

The RGB value is 155, 177, 199: 155 red, 177 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BB1C7?

The complementary color is #C7B19B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BB1C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BB1C7 color

#9BB1C7 rgb(155, 177, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9BB1C7 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 69.4% green and 78% blue (155, 177, 199).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 28% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#9BB1C7 color codes

HEX	`#9BB1C7`
RGB	`rgb(155, 177, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 69.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 28%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.24, -2.76, -13.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.24, 13.97, 258.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.546, 42.535, 60.148)`
Decimal	`10203591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BB1C7, 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 #9BB1C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BB1C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #9BB1C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bb1c7; }
.text { color: #9bb1c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bb1c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 177 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bb1c7, #9b9bc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BB1C7?: #9BB1C7 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BB1C7?: The RGB value is 155, 177, 199: 155 red, 177 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BB1C7?: The complementary color is #C7B19B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BB1C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.