What color is #9CA4BC?

#9CA4BC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA4BC?

The RGB value is 156, 164, 188: 156 red, 164 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA4BC?

The complementary color is #BCB49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA4BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA4BC color

#9CA4BC rgb(156, 164, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9CA4BC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 64.3% green and 73.7% blue (156, 164, 188).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#9CA4BC color codes

HEX	`#9CA4BC`
RGB	`rgb(156, 164, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 64.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.46, 2.21, -13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.46, 13.47, 279.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.061, 37.249, 52.857)`
Decimal	`10265788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA4BC, 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 #9CA4BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA4BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #9CA4BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca4bc; }
.text { color: #9ca4bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca4bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 164 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca4bc, #a49cbc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CA4BC?: #9CA4BC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA4BC?: The RGB value is 156, 164, 188: 156 red, 164 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA4BC?: The complementary color is #BCB49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA4BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.