What color is #9CA6B0?

#9CA6B0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA6B0?

The RGB value is 156, 166, 176: 156 red, 166 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA6B0?

The complementary color is #B0A69C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA6B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA6B0 color

#9CA6B0 rgb(156, 166, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA6B0 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 65.1% green and 69% blue (156, 166, 176).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#9CA6B0 color codes

HEX	`#9CA6B0`
RGB	`rgb(156, 166, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 65.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.63, -1.48, -6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.63, 6.53, 256.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.181, 37.474, 46.446)`
Decimal	`10266288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA6B0, 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 #9CA6B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA6B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #9CA6B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca6b0; }
.text { color: #9ca6b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca6b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 166 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca6b0, #9c9cb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA6B0?: #9CA6B0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA6B0?: The RGB value is 156, 166, 176: 156 red, 166 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA6B0?: The complementary color is #B0A69C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA6B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.