What color is #9D9BB6?

#9D9BB6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9BB6?

The RGB value is 157, 155, 182: 157 red, 155 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9BB6?

The complementary color is #B4B69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9BB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9BB6 color

#9D9BB6 rgb(157, 155, 182)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9D9BB6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 60.8% green and 71.4% blue (157, 155, 182).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#9D9BB6 color codes

HEX	`#9D9BB6`
RGB	`rgb(157, 155, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 60.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.95, 6.24, -13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.95, 15.06, 294.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.068, 33.988, 49.012)`
Decimal	`10329014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9BB6, 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 #9D9BB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9BB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #9D9BB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9bb6; }
.text { color: #9d9bb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9bb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 155 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9bb6, #ab9bb6); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #9D9BB6?: #9D9BB6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9BB6?: The RGB value is 157, 155, 182: 157 red, 155 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9BB6?: The complementary color is #B4B69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9BB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.