What color is #9CAFBB?

#9CAFBB 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 #9CAFBB?

The RGB value is 156, 175, 187: 156 red, 175 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CAFBB?

The complementary color is #BBA89C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CAFBB color

#9CAFBB rgb(156, 175, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 68.6% green and 73.3% blue (156, 175, 187).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Time (#9FAFBD), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#9CAFBB color codes

HEX	`#9CAFBB`
RGB	`rgb(156, 175, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 68.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.4, -4.03, -8.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.4, 9.27, 244.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.008, 41.315, 52.976)`
Decimal	`10268603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CAFBB, 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 #9CAFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #9CAFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cafbb; }
.text { color: #9cafbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cafbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 175 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cafbb, #9ca0bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9CAFBB?: #9CAFBB 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 #9CAFBB?: The RGB value is 156, 175, 187: 156 red, 175 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CAFBB?: The complementary color is #BBA89C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.