What color is #9E9BAE?

#9E9BAE 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 #9E9BAE?

The RGB value is 158, 155, 174: 158 red, 155 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9BAE?

The complementary color is #ABAE9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9BAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9BAE color

#9E9BAE rgb(158, 155, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9BAE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 60.8% green and 68.2% blue (158, 155, 174).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 10% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#9E9BAE color codes

HEX	`#9E9BAE`
RGB	`rgb(158, 155, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 60.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 10%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.78, 4.87, -9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.78, 10.65, 297.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.46, 33.768, 44.791)`
Decimal	`10394542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9BAE, 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 #9E9BAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9BAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #9E9BAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9bae; }
.text { color: #9e9bae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9bae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 155 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9bae, #a89bae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E9BAE?: #9E9BAE 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 #9E9BAE?: The RGB value is 158, 155, 174: 158 red, 155 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9BAE?: The complementary color is #ABAE9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9BAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.