What color is #9DA4BB?

#9DA4BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DA4BB?

The RGB value is 157, 164, 187: 157 red, 164 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DA4BB?

The complementary color is #BBB49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DA4BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DA4BB color

#9DA4BB rgb(157, 164, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DA4BB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 64.3% green and 73.3% blue (157, 164, 187).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#9DA4BB color codes

HEX	`#9DA4BB`
RGB	`rgb(157, 164, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 64.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.51, 2.32, -12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.51, 12.87, 280.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.148, 37.306, 52.3)`
Decimal	`10331323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DA4BB, 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 #9DA4BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DA4BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #9DA4BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9da4bb; }
.text { color: #9da4bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9da4bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 164 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9da4bb, #a59dbb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DA4BB?: #9DA4BB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DA4BB?: The RGB value is 157, 164, 187: 157 red, 164 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DA4BB?: The complementary color is #BBB49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DA4BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.