What color is #9CAEBA?

#9CAEBA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CAEBA?

The RGB value is 156, 174, 186: 156 red, 174 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAEBA?

The complementary color is #BAA89C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAEBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAEBA color

#9CAEBA rgb(156, 174, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 68.2% green and 72.9% blue (156, 174, 186).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#9CAEBA color codes

HEX	`#9CAEBA`
RGB	`rgb(156, 174, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 68.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.09, -3.7, -8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.09, 9.04, 245.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.707, 40.884, 52.35)`
Decimal	`10268346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAEBA, 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 #9CAEBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAEBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #9CAEBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9caeba; }
.text { color: #9caeba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9caeba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 174 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9caeba, #9c9fba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CAEBA?: #9CAEBA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lost in Time. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CAEBA?: The RGB value is 156, 174, 186: 156 red, 174 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAEBA?: The complementary color is #BAA89C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAEBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.