What color is #9CB0CA?

#9CB0CA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mont Blanc. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CB0CA?

The RGB value is 156, 176, 202: 156 red, 176 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB0CA?

The complementary color is #CAB69C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB0CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB0CA color

#9CB0CA rgb(156, 176, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9CB0CA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 69% green and 79.2% blue (156, 176, 202).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mont Blanc (#9EB6D8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#9CB0CA color codes

HEX	`#9CB0CA`
RGB	`rgb(156, 176, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 69%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 13%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.13, -1.21, -15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.13, 15.54, 265.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.893, 42.382, 61.944)`
Decimal	`10268874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB0CA, 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 #9CB0CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB0CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #9CB0CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb0ca; }
.text { color: #9cb0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb0ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 176 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb0ca, #9f9cca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9CB0CA?: #9CB0CA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mont Blanc. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CB0CA?: The RGB value is 156, 176, 202: 156 red, 176 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB0CA?: The complementary color is #CAB69C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB0CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.