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#9BA3BB Color

#9BA3BB is rgb(155, 163, 187) in RGB, hsl(225, 19%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Manatee (#979AAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BA3BB
HEX#9BA3BB
RGBrgb(155, 163, 187)
HSLhsl(225, 19%, 67%)
HSVhsv(225, 17%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.036 270.9)
LABlab(66.95% 0.86 -13.44)
LCHlch(66.95% 13.47 273.64)

What #9BA3BB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9BA3BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Manatee#979AAAΔE 5.68Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 6.4Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.98Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 6.99Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 8.62Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 8.93

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#9BA3BB Channel Values

How #9BA3BB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 155 · G 163 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 225° · S 19% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 225° · S 17% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BA3BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BA3BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BA3BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BA3BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BA3BB
Complementary
#BBB39B
Analogous
#9BB3BB
Analogous
#A39BBB
Triadic
#BB9BA3
Triadic
#A3BB9B
Split comp.
#BBA39B
Split comp.
#B3BB9B

Tints & Shades of #9BA3BB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A7AEC3
#B6BCCD
#C2C7D6
#D1D5E0
#DEE0E8
#EDEEF3

Shades

#808AA8
#657195
#535C79
#40485E
#2D3343
#1B1E27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BA3BB.

How #9BA3BB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9BA3BB
Protanopia#A2A2BB
Protanomaly#9FA2BB
Deuteranopia#A0A0BB
Deuteranomaly#9EA1BB
Tritanopia#97A6A6
Tritanomaly#99A5AF
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9BA3BB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9ba3bb: #9BA3BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BA3BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ba3bb': '#9BA3BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.639, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_9ba3bb">#9BA3BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BA3BB"

More Blue Colors

#9BA3BB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9BA3BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BA3BB?

#9BA3BB is a light blue — rgb(155, 163, 187) in RGB and hsl(225, 19%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Manatee (#979AAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #9BA3BB?

#9BA3BB is rgb(155, 163, 187) — red 155, green 163, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BA3BB?

#9BA3BB converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BA3BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BA3BB scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BA3BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BA3BB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.09, which is visibly different.

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