What color is #9CA8C7?

#9CA8C7 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 #9CA8C7?

The RGB value is 156, 168, 199: 156 red, 168 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA8C7?

The complementary color is #C7BB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA8C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA8C7 color

#9CA8C7 rgb(156, 168, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9CA8C7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 65.9% green and 78% blue (156, 168, 199).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 28% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#9CA8C7 color codes

HEX	`#9CA8C7`
RGB	`rgb(156, 168, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 65.9%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 28%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.89, 2.49, -17.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.89, 17.4, 278.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.019, 39.196, 59.584)`
Decimal	`10266823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA8C7, 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 #9CA8C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA8C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #9CA8C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca8c7; }
.text { color: #9ca8c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca8c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 168 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca8c7, #a69cc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CA8C7?: #9CA8C7 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 #9CA8C7?: The RGB value is 156, 168, 199: 156 red, 168 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA8C7?: The complementary color is #C7BB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA8C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.