What color is #9CABCB?

#9CABCB 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 #9CABCB?

The RGB value is 156, 171, 203: 156 red, 171 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CABCB?

The complementary color is #CBBC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CABCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CABCB color

#9CABCB rgb(156, 171, 203)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 67.1% green and 79.6% blue (156, 171, 203).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#9CABCB color codes

HEX	`#9CABCB`
RGB	`rgb(156, 171, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 67.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 16%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.83, 1.76, -18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.83, 18.1, 275.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.05, 40.505, 62.249)`
Decimal	`10267595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CABCB, 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 #9CABCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CABCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #9CABCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cabcb; }
.text { color: #9cabcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cabcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 171 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cabcb, #a59ccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9CABCB?: #9CABCB 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 #9CABCB?: The RGB value is 156, 171, 203: 156 red, 171 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CABCB?: The complementary color is #CBBC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CABCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.