What color is #9CA6BB?

#9CA6BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA6BB?

The RGB value is 156, 166, 187: 156 red, 166 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA6BB?

The complementary color is #BBB19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA6BB color

#9CA6BB rgb(156, 166, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA6BB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 65.1% green and 73.3% blue (156, 166, 187).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Robotic Gods (#94A2B1), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#9CA6BB color codes

HEX	`#9CA6BB`
RGB	`rgb(156, 166, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 65.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.97, 0.88, -11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.97, 12, 274.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.314, 37.928, 52.412)`
Decimal	`10266299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA6BB, 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 #9CA6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #9CA6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca6bb; }
.text { color: #9ca6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 166 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca6bb, #a29cbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA6BB?: #9CA6BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Robotic Gods. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA6BB?: The RGB value is 156, 166, 187: 156 red, 166 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA6BB?: The complementary color is #BBB19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.