What color is #9DAFAE?

#9DAFAE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DAFAE?

The RGB value is 157, 175, 174: 157 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DAFAE?

The complementary color is #AF9D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DAFAE?

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.

#9DAFAE color

#9DAFAE rgb(157, 175, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DAFAE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 68.6% green and 68.2% blue (157, 175, 174).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9DAFAE color codes

HEX	`#9DAFAE`
RGB	`rgb(157, 175, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 68.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.09, -6.43, -1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.09, 6.63, 194.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.873, 40.883, 45.985)`
Decimal	`10334126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#9DAFAE 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 #9DAFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dafae; }
.text { color: #9dafae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dafae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 175 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dafae, #9da7af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DAFAE?: #9DAFAE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DAFAE?: The RGB value is 157, 175, 174: 157 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DAFAE?: The complementary color is #AF9D9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DAFAE?: 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.