What color is #9CB9BA?

#9CB9BA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CB9BA?

The RGB value is 156, 185, 186: 156 red, 185 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CB9BA?

The complementary color is #BA9D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CB9BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CB9BA color

#9CB9BA rgb(156, 185, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CB9BA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 72.5% green and 72.9% blue (156, 185, 186).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Whisper (#A1BDBF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#9CB9BA color codes

HEX	`#9CB9BA`
RGB	`rgb(156, 185, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 72.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.1, -9.59, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.1, 10.31, 201.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.92, 45.31, 53.087)`
Decimal	`10271162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CB9BA, 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 #9CB9BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CB9BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #9CB9BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9cb9ba; }
.text { color: #9cb9ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cb9ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 185 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9cb9ba, #9caaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9CB9BA?: #9CB9BA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CB9BA?: The RGB value is 156, 185, 186: 156 red, 185 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CB9BA?: The complementary color is #BA9D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CB9BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.