What color is #9E9CB2?

#9E9CB2 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 #9E9CB2?

The RGB value is 158, 156, 178: 158 red, 156 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9CB2?

The complementary color is #B0B29C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9CB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9CB2 color

#9E9CB2 rgb(158, 156, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9CB2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 61.2% green and 69.8% blue (158, 156, 178).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#9E9CB2 color codes

HEX	`#9E9CB2`
RGB	`rgb(158, 156, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 61.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 12%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.17, 5.15, -11.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.17, 12.27, 294.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.023, 34.26, 46.931)`
Decimal	`10394802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9CB2, 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 #9E9CB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9CB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #9E9CB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9cb2; }
.text { color: #9e9cb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9cb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 156 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9cb2, #a99cb2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E9CB2?: #9E9CB2 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 #9E9CB2?: The RGB value is 158, 156, 178: 158 red, 156 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9CB2?: The complementary color is #B0B29C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9CB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.