What color is #9EA0BA?

#9EA0BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9EA0BA?

The RGB value is 158, 160, 186: 158 red, 160 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9EA0BA?

The complementary color is #BAB89E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9EA0BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9EA0BA color

#9EA0BA rgb(158, 160, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9EA0BA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 62.7% green and 72.9% blue (158, 160, 186).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#9EA0BA color codes

HEX	`#9EA0BA`
RGB	`rgb(158, 160, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 62.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.49, 4.65, -13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.49, 14.39, 288.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.532, 35.955, 51.513)`
Decimal	`10395834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9EA0BA, 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 #9EA0BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9EA0BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #9EA0BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ea0ba; }
.text { color: #9ea0ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ea0ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 160 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ea0ba, #aa9eba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9EA0BA?: #9EA0BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9EA0BA?: The RGB value is 158, 160, 186: 158 red, 160 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9EA0BA?: The complementary color is #BAB89E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9EA0BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.