What color is #9CAFB1?

#9CAFB1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CAFB1?

The RGB value is 156, 175, 177: 156 red, 175 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAFB1?

The complementary color is #B19E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAFB1?

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.

#9CAFB1 color

#9CAFB1 rgb(156, 175, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CAFB1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 68.6% green and 69.4% blue (156, 175, 177).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9CAFB1 color codes

HEX	`#9CAFB1`
RGB	`rgb(156, 175, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 68.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 12%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.11, -6.15, -3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.11, 6.96, 207.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.974, 40.901, 47.533)`
Decimal	`10268593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAFB1, 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 #9CAFB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAFB1 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 #9CAFB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cafb1; }
.text { color: #9cafb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cafb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 175 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cafb1, #9ca5b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CAFB1?: #9CAFB1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CAFB1?: The RGB value is 156, 175, 177: 156 red, 175 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAFB1?: The complementary color is #B19E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAFB1?: 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.