What color is #9FABCD?

#9FABCD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FABCD?

The RGB value is 159, 171, 205: 159 red, 171 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FABCD?

The complementary color is #CDC19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FABCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FABCD color

#9FABCD rgb(159, 171, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9FABCD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 67.1% green and 80.4% blue (159, 171, 205).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 32% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#9FABCD color codes

HEX	`#9FABCD`
RGB	`rgb(159, 171, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 67.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 32%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.11, 3.16, -18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.11, 18.93, 279.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.878, 40.904, 63.54)`
Decimal	`10464205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FABCD, 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 #9FABCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FABCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #9FABCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fabcd; }
.text { color: #9fabcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fabcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 171 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fabcd, #aa9fcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #9FABCD?: #9FABCD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FABCD?: The RGB value is 159, 171, 205: 159 red, 171 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FABCD?: The complementary color is #CDC19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FABCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.