What color is #9DA3BA?

#9DA3BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DA3BA?

The RGB value is 157, 163, 186: 157 red, 163 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DA3BA?

The complementary color is #BAB49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DA3BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DA3BA color

#9DA3BA rgb(157, 163, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DA3BA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 63.9% green and 72.9% blue (157, 163, 186).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#9DA3BA color codes

HEX	`#9DA3BA`
RGB	`rgb(157, 163, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 63.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.21, 2.65, -12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.21, 12.82, 281.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.863, 36.907, 51.679)`
Decimal	`10331066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DA3BA, 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 #9DA3BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DA3BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #9DA3BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9da3ba; }
.text { color: #9da3ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9da3ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 163 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9da3ba, #a69dba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9DA3BA?: #9DA3BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DA3BA?: The RGB value is 157, 163, 186: 157 red, 163 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DA3BA?: The complementary color is #BAB49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DA3BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.