What color is #9CA7C6?

#9CA7C6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA7C6?

The RGB value is 156, 167, 198: 156 red, 167 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA7C6?

The complementary color is #C6BB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA7C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA7C6 color

#9CA7C6 rgb(156, 167, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9CA7C6 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 65.5% green and 77.6% blue (156, 167, 198).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 27% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#9CA7C6 color codes

HEX	`#9CA7C6`
RGB	`rgb(156, 167, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 65.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 27%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.59, 2.81, -17.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.59, 17.35, 279.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.719, 38.782, 58.913)`
Decimal	`10266566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA7C6, 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 #9CA7C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA7C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #9CA7C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca7c6; }
.text { color: #9ca7c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca7c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 167 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca7c6, #a69cc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA7C6?: #9CA7C6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA7C6?: The RGB value is 156, 167, 198: 156 red, 167 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA7C6?: The complementary color is #C6BB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA7C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.