What color is #9CB1B4?

#9CB1B4 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 #9CB1B4?

The RGB value is 156, 177, 180: 156 red, 177 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB1B4?

The complementary color is #B49F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB1B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB1B4 color

#9CB1B4 rgb(156, 177, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CB1B4 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 69.4% green and 70.6% blue (156, 177, 180).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#9CB1B4 color codes

HEX	`#9CB1B4`
RGB	`rgb(156, 177, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 69.4%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.74, -6.6, -3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.74, 7.71, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.669, 41.807, 49.256)`
Decimal	`10269108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB1B4, 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 #9CB1B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB1B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #9CB1B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb1b4; }
.text { color: #9cb1b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb1b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 177 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb1b4, #9ca5b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CB1B4?: #9CB1B4 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 #9CB1B4?: The RGB value is 156, 177, 180: 156 red, 177 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB1B4?: The complementary color is #B49F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB1B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.